Patent ID: 7488503

Claim:
An encapsulation composition, comprising: (A) an encapsulate, encapsulated in: (B) a glassy matrix, wherein said glassy matrix is: (a) a composition, comprising: (a 1 ) 5 to 95% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition (a), of a first food polymer; (a 2 ) 5 to 90% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition (a), of a second food polymer; and (a 3 ) 0 to 45% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition (a), of a component selected from the group consisting of a sugar, a polyol, a corn syrup solid, and mixtures thereof, wherein said first food polymer is an n-octenylsuccinic anhydride-modified starch, and wherein said second food polymer is selected from the group consisting of an exudate gum, a bacterial gum, an extract gum, a seed gum, a pectin, a pregelatinized starch, agar agar, a hydrogenated starch hydrolyzate, a modified cellulose, a seaweed hydrocolloid extract, a protein, a fractionated protein, a hydrolyzed protein, and chitosan.