Edible pearly capsule and method for its production
AssigneeSansho Kaken Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenichiro Okamura, Shunpei Ito
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Abstract
The invention provides edible pearly capsules containing a large amount of an oleaginous substance as the core substance. The above capsules can be provided by the method which comprises contacting liquid drops (a) of a composition comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble macromolecular substance at least a portion of which is marmelo mucilage (a.sub.1), an oleaginous substance (a.sub.2), e.g. animal or vegetable oil, a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt (a.sub.3), e.g. calcium chloride, and sodium chloride (a.sub.4) with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble salt of alginic acid (b) to thereby form a water-insoluble film of alginic acid salt on the outer surface of said liquid drops (a).
Claims3
An edible pearly capsule comprising a liquid drop (a) comprising a water-soluble macromolecular substance at least a portion of which is marmelo mucilage (a.sub.1), an oleaginous substance (a.sub.2), and a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt (a.sub.3) and, as cladding its surface, a water-insoluble film formed from a water-soluble salt of alginic acid (b).
A method of producing edible pearly capsules which comprises contacting liquid drops (a) of a composition comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble macromolecular substance at least a portion of which is marmelo mucilage (a.sub.1), an oleaginous substance (a.sub.2), a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt (a.sub.3), and sodium chloride (a.sub.4) with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble salt of alginic acid (b) to thereby form a water-insoluble alginic acid salt film on the outer surface of said liquid drops (a).
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