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US 2017/0247647 A1Published application
Flavor nanoemulsions and methods of preparing the same
AssigneeInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
InventorsDaniel Kaiping LEE, Chii-Fen Wang, Ying YANG, Daniel VACCARI
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Abstract
A flavor nanoemulsion. The nanoemulsion contains a plurality of oil droplets, an aqueous phase, and a surfactant system including a polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid ester and a lecithin. Also disclosed is a liquid beverage or a liquid beverage concentrate containing the nanoemulsion and a method of preparing the same.
Claims20
A flavor nanoemulsion comprising a plurality of oil droplets, an aqueous phase, and a surfactant system,
- wherein,
- each of the oil droplets, having a droplet size of 0.1 to 500 nm, contains a flavor and disperses in the aqueous phase,
- the aqueous phase contains water and a co-solvent,
- the surfactant system includes a polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid ester and a lecithin,
- the polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid ester has an HLB of 9 to 20, and
- the lecithin has an HLB of 4 to 16.
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