Freeze dried, ready to consume nutricosmetic products and processes for their preparation

A freeze-dried nutricosmetic composition comprising a mixture of:

• (a) at least 10% w/w of a fruit and/or vegetable puree;
• and
• (b) at least 0.5% w/w of an exogenous nutricosmetic;
• wherein the nutricosmetic composition is freeze dried to obtain a ready to be consumed product form which melts in the mouth.

A process for the preparation of a freeze-dried nutricosmetic composition, the process comprising the steps of:

• a. mixing a nutricosmetic with an edible oil to obtain a first mixture, wherein the mixing is performed at a temperature of below 50° C.;
• b. mixing the first mixture with a fruit and/or vegetable puree to obtain a second mixture;
• c. freeze drying said second mixture until water content is less than about 5% w/w of the product;
• thereby producing a freeze-dried nutricosmetic composition having a ready to be consumed product form, which melts in the mouth.