Process for the Preparation of a Powder or of a Pastille

Process for the preparation of a powder or of a pastille comprising a plurality of microcapsules containing one or more ingredients, comprising the following steps:

• (i) mixing (a) at least one anhydrous alkaline earth or alkali metal salt or a mixture of at least one anhydrous alkaline earth metal salt and at least one anhydrous alkali metal salt, (b) at least one capsule slurry or at least one capsule, and (c) optionally at least one humectant, wherein the humectant is propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol or maltitol, or a mixture thereof;
• (ii) heating the mixture obtained in step (i) and generating a melt;
• (iii) dropping the melt produced in step (ii) onto a surface of an object;
• (iv) seeding and optionally cooling the melt dropped in step (iii) in order to at least partially crystallize the dropped melt;
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• (v) collecting the obtained powder or pastille.