Stabilized fat soluble nutrient compositions and process for the preparation thereof

A stabilized composition that is an intermediate microparticulate aqueous mixture and is suitable for layering a non-pareil seed to form a solid beadlet, wherein the stabilized composition capable of preventing oxidation of fat soluble nutrient cmoprises:

• 1-50% by weight of a fat soluble nutrient, wherein the fat soluble nutrient is at least one selected from the group consisting of lutein and zeaxanthin, mesozeaxanthin, beta cryptoxanthin, co-enzyme, curcumin, and an ethanolic extract of Terminalia and Salacia,
• a water soluble polymer, wherein the water soluble polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of starch, pectin alginate, carrageenan agar, gum arabic, gum tragacanth, gum karaya, gum ghatti, gum guar, Locust bean gum, Tara gum, Xanthan gum, Gellan gum, Welan gum, fructan, sucrose, glucose and fructose, and
• a nutraceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the nutraceutically acceptable excipient is at least one selected from the group consisting of an antioxidant, an organic solvent, a coating polymer, a film former, an antiglidant, and a diluent;
• wherein a ratio of an amount of the fat soluble nutrient and an amount of the water soluble polymer ranges from 1:0.5 to 1:10, and
• wherein the intermediate microparticulate aqueous mixture is in an amorphous form.