Patent ID: 7799341

Claim:
An encapsulation composition, comprising: (A) an encapsulate, encapsulated in: (B) a glassy matrix, said matrix comprising: (a) 50 to 99% by weight, based on the total weight of said matrix (B), of hydrolyzed gelatin and 1 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of said matrix (B), of a component selected from the group consisting of sucrose, erythritol, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol, maltitol, isomalt, xylitol, hydrogenated glucose syrup, hydrogenated maltose syrup, hydrogenated lactose syrup, and mixtures thereof; or (b) 50 to 90% by weight, based on the total weight of said matrix (B), of a 50-75 Bloom gelatin and 10 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of said matrix (B), of a component selected from the group consisting of sucrose, erythritol, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol, maltitol, isomalt, xylitol, hydrogenated glucose syrup, hydrogenated maltose syrup, hydrogenated lactose syrup, and mixtures thereof; and wherein said glassy matrix has a glass transition temperature of from room temperature to 55.7° C.