Microparticles containing stabilized CBD oil, and methods for the production thereof

A method of making a food, beverage or nutritional supplement composition comprising a preparation of gastro-resistant, ileal-sensitive, microparticles, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an oil-in-water microemulsion comprising an aqueous phase and a solid phase comprising CBD oil and acacia or inulin fibre;
• freeze-drying the microemulsion to provide a solid cake;
• and
• size-reducing the cake to provide the preparation of gastro-resistant, ileal-sensitive microparticles,
• wherein:
• the microparticles comprise a dispersed phase of stabilized microdroplets of CBD oil disposed in a continuous solid matrix comprising acacia or inulin fibre;
• the preparation of microcapsules contains less than 10% free CBD oil;
• and
• the oil-in-water microemulsion is formed by a process comprising the steps of:
• (a) combining water with acacia or inulin fibre and allowing the acacia or inulin fibre to hydrate;
• (b) homogenizing the hydrated fibre;
• (c) adding the CBD oil to the homogenized hydrated fibre to form a mixture;
• (d) homogenizing the mixture;
• (e) allowing the homogenized mixture to rest for a resting time of at least 5 minutes;
• and
• (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) in sequence.