Edible microcapsule and food containing the same
AssigneesAjinomoto Co., Inc., Japan Capsular Products, Inc.
InventorsTakahiko Soeda, Masayuki Nakanishi, Tsuguo Inoue
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Abstract
An edible microcapsule comprising a core and a capsule wall, wherein the core is an edible hydrophobic substance, the capsule wall is formed by salting-out of a combination of a protein and an edible salt, and transglutaminase is used as a crosslinking agent for hardening (solidifying) the capsule wall, and a food containing the edible microcapsule.
Claims23
Edible, single-cored microcapsules in dry, powder form, having a size of about 100-400 μ, comprising a core and a hardened capsule wall,
- wherein said core is an edible hydrophobic substance;
- and
- said hardened capsule wall is formed by salting-out of a combination of gelatin and an edible salt, to obtain an unhardened capsule wall,
- followed by treating said unhardened capsule wall with transglutaminase as a crosslinking agent for hardening the capsule wall.
A method for preparing edible single-cored microcapsules in dry, powder form, having a size of about 100-400 μ, which comprises the steps of:
- a) forming a capsule wall on a core by salting-out of a combination of a gelatin and an edible salt;
- and
- b) hardening said capsule wall with a cross-linking agent;
- wherein said core is an edible, hydrophobic substance;
- and said cross-linking agent is transglutaminase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.