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US 2025/0081979 A1Published application
Microemulsions carrying antioxidants
AssigneeArcher Daniels Midland Company
InventorsShireen Baseeth, Mark Matlock, Kirby Swinehart, Lori Wicklund
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Abstract
In each of its various embodiments, the present invention discloses microemulsions that carry antioxidants.
Claims20
A microemulsion comprising:
- (i) a plant-based antioxidant, wherein the plant-based antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of green tea extract, mint extract, rosemary, apple, acerola, olive, curcumin, phenolic acids, phenolic diterpenes, flavonoids, volatile oils, limonene, and combinations of any thereof;
- (ii) water;
- (iii) at least one surfactant, wherein the at least one surfactant includes lecithin;
- (iv) mono/diglycerides from medium chain triglycerides;
- (v) ascorbic acid;
- (vi) mixed tocopherols;
- and
- (vii) a non-polar solvent.
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A process of loading a microemulsion with an antioxidant, the process comprising:
- mixing a plant-based antioxidant with an organic acid and water, thus producing an aqueous phase, wherein the organic acid comprises ascorbic acid;
- mixing a non-polar solvent with at least one surfactant, thus producing a non-polar phase;
- and
- mixing the aqueous phase with the non-polar phase, thus producing the microemulsion;
- wherein the plant-based antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of green tea extract, mint extract, rosemary, apple, acerola, olive, curcumin, phenolic acids, phenolic diterpenes, flavonoids, volatile oils, limonene, and combinations of any thereof;
- wherein the at least one surfactant includes lecithin and mono/diglycerides from medium chain triglycerides;
- and
- wherein the microemulsion further comprises mixed tocopherols.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.