Patent ID: 8357380

Claim:
A coenzyme Q 10 -containing solid composition, wherein said coenzyme Q 10 -containing solid composition is produced by the following steps: a) dispersing and emulsifying: 1-50 wt % of coenzyme Q 10 ; 0.01-10 wt % of glycerin; 4-30 wt % of octenylsuccinate starch and dextrin; and 40-94 wt % of water, thereby forming an emulsified coenzyme Q 10 -containing liquid composition, b) forming a homogeneous emulsified coenzyme Q 10 -containing liquid composition comprised of dispersed and emulsified particles of step a) containing coenzyme Q 10 , wherein said particles containing coenzyme Q 10 have a mean particle size that is no greater than 3 μm; and c) drying said coenzyme Q 10 -containing liquid composition formed in step (b), to form an ingestible coenzyme Q 10 -containing solid composition.