Oil-in water emulsions
AssigneeScotia LipidTeknik AB
InventorsAnders Carlsson, Marina Delogu, Bengt Herslof
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Abstract
The invention relates to an oil-in-water emulsion comprising 0.01-50% by weight of the total preparation, preferably 0.1-10%, of a galactolipid material as an emulsifier. The galactolipid material consists of at least 50% digalactosyldiacylglycerols, the remainder being other polar lipids. The said emulsion is suitable as a carrier for one or more active substances in a pharmaceutical composition, but also in nutritional, cosmetical, food and agricultural products.
Claims16
An oil-in water emulsion comprising an emulsifier in an amount of about 0.01-50% by weight of the total preparation, an oily material emulsified in a polar solvent in an amount of about 0.1-70% by weight of the total preparation, and polar lipids in the remaining amount of the total preparation,
- wherein the emulsifier is a galactolipid material consisting of at least 50% digalactosyldiacylglycerols, and
- wherein the ratio of the emulsifier and the oily material is about 1:10 to about 1:40 by weight.
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