# US 2013/0280409 A1 · Particles Having a High Load of Fragrance or Flavour Oil

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- Number: US 2013/0280409 A1
- Document ID: US20130280409A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/849,009
- Filed: 2013-03-22
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2008-04-02
- Inventors: Steven Mushock; Keith McDermott; James G. Clothier
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130280409A1

## CPC

- C11B 9/00: Essential oils; Perfumes
- A23G 4/20: Composite products, e.g. centre-filled {, multi-layer, laminated}
- A23L 2/39: Dry compositions
- A23L 2/56: Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60)
- A23L 27/10: Natural spices, flavouring agents or condiments; Extracts thereof
- A23L 27/70: {Fixation, conservation, or encapsulation of flavouring agents}
- A23L 29/219: Chemically modified starch; Reaction or complexation products of starch with other chemicals
- A23P 10/40: free-flowing powder or instant powder, i.e. powder which is reconstituted rapidly when liquid is added (A23P10/20, A23P10/30 take precedence)
- A61K 8/11: Encapsulated compositions
- A61K 8/24: Phosphorous; Compounds thereof
- A61K 8/732: {Starch; Amylose; Amylopectin; Derivatives thereof}
- A61Q 19/00: Preparations for care of the skin
- C11D 3/06: Phosphates, including polyphosphates
- C11D 3/222: {Natural or synthetic polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, starch, gum, alginic acid or cyclodextrin}
- C11D 3/505: {encapsulated or adsorbed on a carrier, e.g. zeolite or clay}
- C11D 7/36: containing phosphorus
- A61K 2800/10: General cosmetic use
- A61K 2800/412: Microsized, i.e. having sizes between 0.1 and 100 microns
- A61Q 13/00: Formulations or additives for perfume preparations (essential oils or perfumes per se C11B9/00)
- A61Q 15/00: Anti-perspirants or body deodorants (deodorisation of air A61L9/00)
- C11B: PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES (drying-oils C09F)
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL

## Abstract

Suggested is a particle containing a fragrance and/or flavour oil, the particle comprising: (a) 50 to 80 wt. % fragrance and/or flavour oil, (b) 5 to 25 wt. % octenylsuccinated starch, (c) 5 to 25 wt. % of one or more mono alkaline metal phosphate salts, (d) 0-10 wt. % of one or more additional ingredients, on condition that the amounts add to 100 wt. % and wherein the weight percent values are based on the total dry weight of the particle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A particle containing a fragrance and/or flavour oil, the particle comprising:
(a) 50 to 80 wt. % fragrance and/or flavour oil,
(b) 5 to 25 wt. % octenylsuccinated starch,
(c) 5 to 25 wt. % of one or more mono alkaline metal phosphate salts,
(d) 0 to 10 wt. % of one or more additional ingredients,
on condition that the amounts add to 100 wt. % and wherein the weight percent values are based on the total dry weight of the particle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The particle according to claim 1 comprising:
(a) 55 to 78 wt. % fragrance and/or flavour oil, and/or
(b) 10 to 25 wt. % octenylsuccinated starch, and/or
(c) 5 to 15 wt. % of monosodium and/or monopotassium phosphate and/or
(d) 0 to 5 wt. % of one or more additional ingredients,
on condition that the amounts add to 100% b.w. and wherein the weight percent values are based on the total dry weight of the particle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The particle according to claim 2 comprising:
(a) 60 to 75 wt. % fragrance or flavour oil,
(b) 15 to 22 wt. % of octenylsuccinated starch,
(c) 8 to 12 wt. % of monosodium phosphate and
(d) 0 to 5 wt. % additional ingredients
on condition that the amounts add to 100% b.w. and wherein the weight percent values are based on the total dry weight of the particle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The particle according to claim 1 having:
(i) a particle size equal to or less than 300 microns, and/or
(ii) a residual water content equal to or less than 3 wt. %, and/or
(iii) an amount of surface oil of equal to or less than 4 wt. %,
wherein all weight percent values are based on the total dry weight of the particles.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The particle according to claim 4 having:
(i) an average particle size in the range of 5 to 125 microns, and/or
(ii) a residual water content in the range of 0.1 to 2.5 wt. %, and/or
(iii) an amount of surface oil of less than 3 wt. %,
wherein all weight percent values are based on the total dry weight of the particles.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A process for producing the particles according to claim 1 comprising the steps:
(i) forming a mixture comprising the following constituents (a) through (e)
(a) 20 to 56 wt. % fragrance and/or flavour oil,
(b) 2 to 17.5 wt. % octenylsuccinated starch,
(c) 2 to 17.5 wt. % of one or more mono alkaline metal phosphate salts,
(d) 0 to 7 wt. % of one or more additional ingredients and
(e) 30 to 60 wt. % of water,
on condition that the amounts add to 100% b.w. and wherein the weight percent values are based on the total weight of the mixture and then
(ii) drying the mixture of step i) to produce the fragrance and/or flavour oil containing particles.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The process for producing the particles according to claim 6, wherein one or more of the following amounts of constituents (a) through (e) are provided in step i):
(a) 27.5 to 52 wt. % fragrance and/or flavour oil and/or
(b) 2.25 to 11.25 wt. % octenylsuccinated starch and/or
(c) 2.25 to 11.25 wt. % of one or more mono alkaline metal phosphate salts, and/or
(d) 0 to 6.5 wt. % of one or more additional ingredients, and/or
(e) 35 to 55 wt. % of water,
on condition that the amounts add to 100% b.w. and wherein the weight percent values are based on the total weight of the mixture.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The process for producing the particles according to claim 6, wherein the drying step ii) is a spray-drying step.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

A particle containing fragrance and/or flavour obtainable by the process according to claim 6.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A perfumed and/or flavoured consumer product comprising one or more particles containing fragrance and/or flavour oil according to claim 1.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A method of perfuming or flavouring a consumer product by adding one or more particles containing fragrance and/or flavour oil according to claim 1 to the consumer product.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A method for perfuming and/or flavouring a consumer product comprising adding one or more of the particles containing fragrance and/or flavour oil according to claim 1 to a consumer product.