Patent ID: 7374788

Claim:
A method of forming a powder containing a polyunsaturated oil comprising: a) preparing an aqueous mixture of a water soluble film forming protein and a carbohydrate which contains a reducing sugar group; b) heating the mixture from 60° C. to 160° C. for a period to allow sufficient Maillard reaction products to form without coagulation consuming at least 10% of the sugar to provide resistance to oxidation; c) dispersing said oil in the aqueous phase; d) homogenising the mixture to obtain an emulsion; and e) drying the emulsion to form a powder, wherein the polyunsaturated oil is selected from the group consisting of canola oil, borage oil, evening primrose oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, flaxseed oil, wheat germ oil, grape seed oil, marine oils obtained from fish, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, tocopherols, tocotrienols, vitamin K, and beta-carotene.