Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes and methods of preparing same
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorKenneth J. Strassburger
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Abstract
Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes, guest stabilizing systems, and methods for preparing and using the same. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method for making a guest stabilizing system. The method can include mixing cyclodextrin, a solvent and a guest to form a cyclodextrin inclusion complex. The method can further include adding uncomplexed cyclodextrin to the cyclodextrin inclusion complex to form a guest stabilizing system. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method for making a beverage that can include mixing uncomplexed cyclodextrin, a guest and a solvent to form a beverage.
Claims37
A method for making a guest stabilizing system, the method comprising:
- mixing cyclodextrin and an emulsifier to form a mixture;
- mixing a solvent and a guest with the mixture to form a cyclodextrin inclusion complex;
- adding uncomplexed cyclodextrin to the cyclodextrin inclusion complex to form a guest stabilizing system.
A method for making a guest stabilizing system, the method comprising:
- mixing cyclodextrin, a solvent and a guest to form a cyclodextrin inclusion complex, the guest being added in an excess molar ratio of guest to cyclodextrin;
- adding uncomplexed cyclodextrin to the cyclodextrin inclusion complex to form a guest stabilizing system, the uncomplexed cyclodextrin being added in an excess molar ratio of total cyclodextrin to guest to increase the ratio of complexed guest to free guest in the guest stabilizing system to further stabilize the guest from degradation.
A method for making a beverage, the method comprising:
- mixing uncomplexed cyclodextrin, a guest and a solvent to form a beverage, the guest having a positive log(P) value,
- the cyclodextrin being added to the beverage in a weight percentage of cyclodextrin to the beverage ranging from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.3 wt %.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.