Patent ID: 6235315
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A23K,A23L,A61K,A61P,A61Q,C07C,C09B

Abstract:
A process for the preparation of stable, pulverulent lycopene formulations, comprising lycopene having a degree of crystallinity of greater than 20%, which comprisesa) preparing a molecularly disperse solution of lycopene, if appropriate together with an emulsifier and/or an edible oil in a water-miscible, organic solvent or a mixture of water and a water-miscible, organic solvent at temperatures of greater than 30.degree. C.,b) mixing this solution with an aqueous solution of a protective colloid, the hydrophilic solvent component being transferred into the aqueous phase, and the hydrophobic phase of the lycopene resulting as a nanodisperse phase,c) and freeing the formed dispersion from the solvent and the water for the preparation of a water-dispersible dry powder and, if appropriate, drying in the presence of a coating material.