Patent ID: 9532585
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A23D,A23L,A23P,A61K

Claim:
1. A capsule for delivering an odoriferous oil and having reduced post-ingestion odor, said capsule containing an ingestible composition comprising: a digestible odoriferous oil selected from a fish oil or a mixture of fish oils; an edible odor-masking ingredient selected from the group consisting of parsley seed oil, lemon balm, lemon grass oil, fennel oil, peppermint oil, menthol, and combinations thereof; and an edible surfactant comprising a mixture of at least one hydrophilic surfactant and at least one lipophilic surfactant, wherein said digestible odoriferous oil is present in an amount ranging from about 30 to about 98% by weight of the ingestible composition, wherein said edible surfactant is present in an amount ranging from about 2 to about 20% by weight of the ingestible composition, wherein no water is added to the ingestible composition, wherein said ingestible composition upon ingestion forms an emulsion in the stomach, and wherein the weight ratio of said at least one hydrophilic surfactant to said at least one lipophilic surfactant is in the range of about 1:1.5 to about 1:2.5.