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US 5,180,747 AGranted
Stabilized fat-soluble vitamin compositions
AssigneeNisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshihisa Matsuda, Reiko Teroaka, Yukio Tanaka, Hisato Abe
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Abstract
Stabilized fat-soluble vitamin compositions are disclosed which comprise fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids as a stabilizer. They are stable to light and have a wide range of applications such as medicines, veterinary medicines, food additives, feed additives, nutrient supplements or the like.
Claims8
A method of providing light stabilization and inhibiting reduction in activity of a fat-soluble vitamin K composition, which comprises:
- preparing a fat-soluble vitamin K composition which includes a least 0.01% of vitamin K, by weight, and at least 0.01%, by weight, based on the weight of the vitamin, of a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a .alpha.-carotene, .gamma.-carotene, lycopene and canthaxanthin.
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