Dried flakes with active ingredients
AssigneeFlavorsense
InventorLeslie M. Norris
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Abstract
A process for producing a dried product, optionally in the form of a flake, the process comprising (a) combining an active ingredient with a carrier, and an optional stabilizer, to create a wet mixture, wherein the active ingredient and carrier are in a ratio of about 1:1 to about 1:250 in the wet mixture; (b) spreading the wet mixture on a belt of a thin film belt dryer with a belt temperature in the range of about 60° C.-92° C.; and (c) drying the mixture to produce a dried product with less than about 7% moisture, optionally about 2-5% moisture, and a water activity of about 0.15 and about 0.65; as well as a dried product that can be produced by the method, and related methods and compositions.
Claims25
A process for producing a dried product optionally in the form of a flake, the process comprising:
- (a) combining about 0.01-30 wt. % of a terpene, a carrier comprising about 5-50 wt. % gum arabic, and water, to create a liquid wet mixture in which the terpene is emulsified in the carrier;
- (b) spreading the wet mixture on a belt of a thin film belt dryer with a belt temperature in the range of about 60° C.-92° C.;
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- (c) drying the mixture to produce a dried product with less than about 7% moisture and having a water activity of about 0.15 and about 0.65.
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