Gelled confection comprising a pufa
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsGang SU, Zhenbo MA, Xiaoxiao CHEN, Kristin BRANCATO
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a new formulation, which is a gelled confection, which comprises a high amount (concentration) of at least one PUFA. In an embodiment, a gelled confection comprises encapsulated particles comprising a coacervate shell encapsulating at least one PUFA, at least one gelling substance, and water, wherein the content of the at least one PUFA is at least 10 mg/g of the gelled confection.
Claims21
A gelled confection comprising:
- (i) encapsulated particles comprising a coacervate shell encapsulating at least one PUFA,
- (ii) at least one gelling substance, and
- (iii) water,
- wherein the content of the at least one PUFA is at least 10 mg/g of the gelled confection.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the encapsulated particles comprising a coacervate shell encapsulating a PUFA are present in an amount of from 10 to 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the gelled confection.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the coacervate shell comprises a coacervate between two or more polymer components.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the coacervate shell comprises a coacervate between a first polymer component comprises-ing gelatin and a second polymer component.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the coacervate shell comprises a coacervate between a first polymer component comprises-ing gelatin and a second polymer component comprising a polyphosphate.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the encapsulated particles have an average diameter of from 50 to 500 μm, preferably 20-250 μm, more preferably 30-150 μm.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one gelling substance is chosen from the group consisting of gelatin, pectin, starches and any other hydrocolloids.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the amount of the at least one gelling agent is between 0.5 and 20 wt-%, based on the total weight of the gelled confection.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the gelled confection comprises at least one sugar (monosaccharides and/or disaccharides).
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the gelled confection further comprises syrup (such as corn syrup, molasses, cane or beet syrup, malt extract, honey, maple syrup, agave, yacon, rice syrup, tapioca syrup, oat syrup).
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the gelled confection comprises at least one antioxidant chosen from the group consisting of green tea extract, ascorbic acid, rosemary extract, tocopherols, astaxanthin, and mixtures thereof.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the gelled confection comprises at least one flavor ingredient.
The gelled confection according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the gelled confection comprises at least one further active ingredient (next to the PUFAs).
The gelled confection according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the gelled confection further comprises an outer surface comprising a shell, coating, or modification to the outer surface of the gelled confection.
The gelled confection according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the content of the at least one PUFA is from 10 to 60 mg per g of the gelled confection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.