Fortificant composition

A fortificant composition comprising:

• a. a sugar derived humectant, selected from the group of sugar alcohols, monosaccharides and disaccharides, in the range of 30 to 60 wt %;
• b. a solubilizer in the range of 5 to 30 wt %;
• wherein the solubilizer is a solubility excipient selected from the group of polymer, surfactant and lipid based excipient;
• an encapsulated fat-soluble micronutrient in the range of 0.001 to 10 wt %;
• c. a water-soluble micronutrient in the range of 0.001 to 10 wt %;
• and
• d. water in the range of 1 to 30 wt %;
• wherein the sugar derived humectant is a sugar polyol, the solubilizer is cross povidone, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol or mixtures thereof as a polymer;
• the solubilizer is polysorbate as a surfactant;
• and the water-soluble and encapsulated fat-soluble micronutrients are vitamins.

A method for making the composition according to claim 1, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. adding a sugar derived humectant in a range of 30 to 60 wt % and a solubilizer in a range of 5 to 30 wt % to water to obtain an aqueous mixture;
• b. mixing the encapsulated fat-soluble and the water-soluble micronutrient to aliquots of water to form a mixture and storing the mixture at a temperature less than 15° C. to obtain a homogenized fortificant aqueous solution;
• c. mixing the aqueous mixture from step a and the homogenized fortificant aqueous solution from step b together to obtain the fortificant composition;
• wherein step a and step b are independent of each other.