Patent ID: 7781572
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a carotenoid containing nutritional supplement comprising: a) heating an amount of water to 50° C. in a blending apparatus; b) mixing an amount of cyclodextrin with water to form a water/cyclodextrin slurry; c) admixing an amount of at least one carotenoid to the water/cyclodextrin slurry to form a preblend composition including cyclodextrin carotenoid complexes; d) pulling a vacuum over the preblend composition and thoroughly mixing the preblend composition for a minimum of 1 hour; e) in a separate mixing container, warming an amount of fish oil to a temperature to 40° C. to 45° C.; f) forming an undried final blend by mixing under a vacuum the undried preblend composition with the fish oil at a temperature of about 40° C. to 45° C.; g) optionally admixing additional nutritional components to the undried final blend; h) cooling the undried final blend mixture to 25° C. to 28° C.; i) milling the undried final blend in a vacuum to reduce particle size; and j) encapsulating the milled undried final blend.