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US 2019/0290589 A1Published application
Compositions and resulting hard capsules comprising hydrophilic coloring foodstuff concentrates
AssigneeCapsugel Belgium NV
InventorsHugues Straub, Stefaan Jaak Vanquickenborne
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Abstract
An aqueous composition for making dip-molded comestible hard capsules comprising a film forming capsule base material and one or more colorants each consisting of a hydrophilic coloring foodstuff concentrate.
Claims21
An aqueous composition for making dip-molded comestible hard capsules comprising a film forming capsule base material and one or more colorants wherein the colorant consists of a hydrophilic coloring foodstuff concentrate.
A dip-molding process for making two-piece hard capsules comprising:
- providing an aqueous composition comprising a film forming capsule base material;
- directly mixing one or more colorants comprising hydrophilic coloring foodstuff concentrates with said aqueous composition to provide a dipping composition;
- dipping one or more mold pins in said dipping composition;
- extracting said one or more mold pins from said dipping composition such that a film is formed over said pins;
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- drying said films to provide capsule shells.
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