Patent ID: 9743680
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A23D

Claim:
1. A composition used to incorporate lipophilic water-insoluble materials into food and beverage products, consisting essentially of: (a) an oil phase comprising said water-insoluble material and a low HLB nonionic emulsifier having an HLB of from about 1 to about 5 selected from glycerol esters of fatty acids, monoglycerides, diglycerides, ethoxylated monoglycerides, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, sorbitan esters of fatty acids, sucrose esters of fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; (b) an aqueous phase; and (c) a food grade emulsifier system consisting of: wherein said oil phase is dispersed as particles having an average diameter of from about 1 to about 300 nm, within said aqueous phase; wherein said composition is a microemulsion, is transparent, thermodynamically stable, and has a low interfacial tension; and wherein said low, medium and high HLB emulsifiers act to form the microemulsion.