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US 2025/0019643 A1Published application
Improved stability of microbial composition, and manufacturing methods therefore
AssigneeChr. Hansen A/S
InventorsPravin GADKARI, Furqan ALI, Surender Kumar DHAYAL, Deepak JAIN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to encapsulation of microbial cultures to improve the robustness and stability upon storage. In particular, the present invention relates to dry preparations of microbial cultures, such as lactic acid bacteria (LAB), coated by a fat-matrix that increase survivability and mitigate post-acidification upon storage at ambient temperature for extended periods of time.
Claims18
1:
- A method for the preparation of a composition comprising a microencapsulated microbial culture, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) obtaining a concentrated cell mass of the microbial culture;
- b) adding a protective compound to the concentrated cell mass of (a) to obtain a mixture;
- c) drying the mixture of (b) to obtain a dried mixture;
- d) optionally grinding the dried mixture of (c) to obtain a powder;
- e) coating the dried mixture of (c) or powder of (d);
- and
- f) optionally mixing the coated dried mixture or powder of (e) with an excipient;
- wherein the protective compound is a cryoprotectant and/or lyoprotectant with a bulk density between 150 and 600 kg/m3.
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- The method of claim 1, wherein the protective compound is a cryoprotectant and/or lyoprotectant with a bulk density between 150 and 225 kg/m3.
3:
- The method of claim 1, wherein the protective compound is a cryoprotectant and/or lyoprotectant with a bulk density of about 180 kg/m3.
4:
- The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises step f) and further comprises the step of:
- g) adjusting the water activity (aw) of the excipient mixture of f) to about 0.35.
5:
- The method of claim 1, wherein said protective compound is a cryoprotectant and/or lyoprotectant comprising at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of maltodextrin, oligofructose, pectin, xanthan gum, OSA starch and sodium ascorbate.
6:
- The method of any of claim 1, wherein said excipient is calcium carbonate.
7:
- A composition comprising a microencapsulated microbial culture prepared by the method of claim 1.
8:
- A composition comprising a microencapsulated microbial culture, comprising powder comprising a protective compound and a coating, wherein the protective compound is a cryoprotectant and/or lyoprotectant with a bulk density between 150 and 600 kg/m3.
9:
- The composition according to claim 8, wherein the protective compound is a cryoprotectant and/or lyoprotectant with a bulk density between 150 and 225 kg/m3.
10:
- The composition according to claim 9, wherein the protective compound is a cryoprotectant and/or lyoprotectant with a bulk density of about 180 kg/m3.
11:
- The composition according to claim 8, further comprising an excipient.
12:
- The composition according to claim 11, wherein the excipient is calcium carbonate.
13:
- The composition according to claim 8, wherein the coating is a fat coating comprising fat selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydrogenated palm fatty acid derivate, glyceride of saturated fatty acid and glyceride, palm stearin, bees wax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, emulsifying wax and soy wax.
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- The composition according to claim 13, wherein the fat is a blend of a first fat and a second fat, and
- wherein the first fat is hydrogenated vegetable oil and the second fat is selected from the group comprising palm stearin, bees wax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, emulsifying wax and soy wax;
- or
- wherein the first fat is hydrogenated palm fatty acid derivate and the second fat is selected from the group comprising palm stearin, bees wax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, emulsifying wax and soy wax;
- or
- wherein the first fat is glyceride of saturated fatty acid and the second fat is selected from the group comprising palm stearin, bees wax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, emulsifying wax and soy wax;
- or
- wherein the first fat is glyceride and the second fat is selected from the group comprising palm stearin, bees wax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, emulsifying wax and soy wax.
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- The composition of claim 8, wherein said microbial culture is selected from one or more of Lactobacillus, Holzapfelia, Amylolactobacillus, Bombilactobacillus, Companilactobacillus, Lapidilactobacillus, Agrilactobacillus, Schleiferilactobacillus, Loigolactobacilus, Lacticaseibacillus, Latilactobacillus, Dellaglioa, Liquorilactobacillus, Ligilactobacillus, Lactiplantibacillus, Furfurilactobacillus, Paucilactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus, Fructilactobacillus, Acetilactobacillus, Apilactobacillus, Levilactobacillus, Secundilactobacillus and Lentilactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Lactococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Propionibacterium, Bifidobacterium, Brevibacterium, Saccharomyces and Staphylococcus.
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- The composition of claim 8, wherein said microbial culture is selected from the group consisting of Ligilactobacillus animalis (DSM 33570), Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis (DSM 15954), Lactobacillus acidophilus (DSM 13241), Streptococcus thermophilus (DSM 15957) and Lactococcus lactis subsp. Lactis (DSM 21404).
17:
- The composition of claim 8, wherein said microbial culture is Ligilactobacillus animalis (DSM 33570).
18:
- The composition of claim 8, wherein said composition is stable at ambient temperature for at least 12 weeks with a log10 loss of less than 4 cfu/g.