Patent ID: 8912237
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: A23K,A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,A61Q,C09B

Abstract:
1. A colorant composition comprising a carotenoid dispersed in a modified starch-containing matrix, wherein the composition comprises: (a) 10 to about 60 wt. % based on total composition weight of a sugar polymer; (b) 5 to 50 wt. % based on total composition weight of gum Arabic; (c) 2 to 10 wt. % based on total composition weight of beta-carotene; (d) 5 to 10 wt. % based on total composition weight of a mono- or disaccharide; (e) 10 to 20 wt. % based on total composition weight of a middle chain triglyceride; (f) 0.1 to 2 wt. % based on total composition weight of a water-soluble anti-oxidant; (g) 0.1 to 1 wt. % based on total composition weight of silicic acid; and (h) 1 to 5 wt. % based on total composition weight water; wherein the modified starch of the matrix comprises octenylbutanedioate amylodextrin which is present in an amount of 25 to 80 wt. %, based on the weight of a mixture of the octenylbutanedioate and the gum Arabic, sufficient to impart to the colorant composition a color intensity E11 corresponding to 494 nm of 1300 to 1900 and a turbidity of 70 to 250 NTU.