Patent ID: 7687068

Claim:
A process for the preparation of a particulate vitamin composition, wherein the particulate vitamin composition comprises 1 to 50% (w/w) of an oily vitamin or an oily vitamin derivative or a mixture of oily vitamins and/or oily vitamin derivatives, 5 to 30% (w/w) of at least one gelling agent of vegetable origin. having a glass transition point greater than 20° C., and being selected from agarose, carrageenan and a carrageenan-carob mixture, and 2 to 40% (w/w) of at least one protein, except gelatine; and wherein the process comprises (a) preparing an aqueous solution or suspension of the gelling agent and the protein, (b) adding an oil solution of a vitamin to create an oil in water emulsion, (c) adding the oil in water emulsion to a vegetable oil to create an oil-water-oil emulsion, (d) cooling the oil-water-oil emulsion to solidify the particles, and (e) recovering and drying the particles, and wherein the aqueous solution of step (a) further comprises up to 60% (w/w) of an inorganic carrier.