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US 2014/0275283 A1Published application
Product and Method for Improving Bioavailability of Therapeutic Compounds
AssigneeGlanbia Nutritionals (Ireland) Ltd.
InventorsBrent L. Petersen, Melinda M. Moss, Niels J. Palmer
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for improving the bioavailability of a variety of compounds such as phenolic acids, polyphenols, hydroxyl-cinnamic acids, curcumin, curcumin analogs, curcuminoids, etc., using milk protein concentrate and/or similar milk protein products.
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A method for producing a more bioavailable form of at least one target compound, the method comprising:
- (a) cooling a solution of milk protein concentrate to from about 32 degrees Fahrenheit to about 55 degrees Fahrenheit;
- (b) admixing into the solution one or more target compounds having a particle size of from about 0.1 μm to about 50 μm to form a target compound/milk protein concentrate solution;
- (c) admixing the target compound/milk protein concentrate solution with warming;
- (d) pasteurizing the target compound/milk protein concentrate solution;
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- (e) drying the target compound/milk protein concentrate solution.
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A method for producing associating at least one target compound with at least one casein micelle, the method comprising:
- (a) cooling a solution of milk protein concentrate to from about 32 degrees Fahrenheit to about 55 degrees Fahrenheit;
- (b) admixing into the solution one or more target compounds having a particle size of from about 0.1 μm to about 50 μm to form a target compound/milk protein concentrate solution;
- (c) admixing the target compound/milk protein concentrate solution with warming;
- (d) pasteurizing the target compound/milk protein concentrate solution;
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- (e) drying the target compound/milk protein concentrate solution.
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A method for making a micelle-associated curcumin product comprising:
- (a) cooling a solution of milk protein concentrate to from about 32 degrees Fahrenheit to about 55 degrees Fahrenheit;
- (b) admixing into the solution a curcumin powder that has been milled to a particle size of from about 0.1 μm to about 50 μm to form a curcumin/milk protein concentrate solution;
- (c) admixing the curcumin/milk protein concentrate solution with warming;
- (d) pasteurizing the curcumin/milk protein concentrate solution;
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- (e) spray-drying the curcumin/milk protein concentrate solution to product a micelle-associated curcumin product.
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