Patent ID: 9532592
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A23F,A23G,A23L,A23P,A23V,A24B

Claim:
1. A coated particle of plant material which comprises a base particle of finely-ground plant material; a first polymeric coating material at least partially coating the base particle, said first coating material being selected from the group consisting of proteins, cationic polysaccharides or oligosaccharides, non-ionic polysaccharides or oligosaccharides, and mixtures of them; and a second polymeric coating material at least partially coating the first coating, said second coating material being selected from polysaccharides, proteins, a mixture of polysaccharides, a mixture of proteins, or a mixture of polysaccharides and proteins, said second coating material further comprising potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron or a combination thereof, wherein the first polymeric coating material and second polymeric coating material form a coacervate gel at least partially in direct contact with the base particle, and wherein the first polymeric coating material comprises Na- or Ca-caseinate and the second polymeric coating material comprises k-carrageenan, i-carrageenan or pectin, or the first polymeric coating material comprises tobacco sourced protein and the second polymeric coating material comprises k-carrageenan or pectin.