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US 5,958,502 AGranted
Flavor encapsulation
AssigneeMcCormick & Company, Incorporated
InventorsCharles V. Fulger, Lewis Michael Popplewell
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Abstract
A process for incorporating a volatile component into a matrix comprising; (a) forming a melt comprising the volatile component and the matrix, (b) solidifying the melt under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial volatilization of the volatile component.
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A process for incorporating a volatile component into a matrix, comprising:
- (1) forming a melt comprising said volatile component and said matrix;
- and
- (2) solidifying said melt under a pressure sufficient to prevent substantial volatilization of said volatile component,
- wherein said volatile component is immiscible in said matrix.
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A process for encapsulating a material dissolved in a volatile solvent in a matrix, comprising:
- (a) forming a melt of said matrix and said material dissolved in a volatile solvent;
- (b) adjusting at least one of the temperature and pressure of said melt to cause at least a portion of said volatile solvent to volatilize to form a melt having a reduced solvent content;
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- (c) solidifying the resulting melt,
- wherein after at least a portion of said volatile solvent is removed, a volatile component is introduced into the resulting melt under pressure sufficient to prevent substantial volatilization of said volatile component and subsequently solidifying said melt under conditions sufficient to prevent substantial volatilization of said volatile component.
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