Patent ID: 6932982

Claim:
Process for the preparation of a delivery system comprising a flavor or fragrance ingredient or composition distributed as droplets throughout a matrix of polymeric carriers, wherein said carriers comprise at least a carbohydrate material and from 1 to 7% of prehydrated agar agar, relative to the dried weight of the granular system, and the process comprising the following steps: combining and blending a flavour or fragrance ingredient or composition with a matrix comprising an aqueous solution of at least a carbohydrate material, from 1 to 7% of prehydrated agar agar, and optionally an emulsifier, under temperature and stirring conditions useful to produce a uniform melt thereof; extruding the uniform melt with a screw-extruder through a die; chopping, cutting, grinding or pulverising the material obtained as it exits the die or after cooling the melt; and optionally drying.