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US 8,617,610 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for increasing the stability of food product additives
AssigneeDSM Nutritional Products AG
InventorsAmber Lynn Gareau, Sharon Ann Spurvey Pittman, Lariza Beristain Taboada
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Abstract
Disclosed are compositions including powdered green tea extract and a powdered preparation comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the compositions and using the compositions in food products, as well as food products containing or that are prepared from the compositions.
Claims35
A powder blend composition, comprising:
- a homogenous blend of a powdered green tea extract (GT powder) and a powdered preparation comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA powder), wherein the combined amount of the GT powder and the fatty acids PUFA powder is at least about 90% by weight of the composition, wherein the weight ratio of the GT powder and the powdered PUFA powder is from 1:50 to 1:10, wherein the GT powder comprises a total polyphenol content of less than 95 wt. % based on the weight of the GT powder, with at least 40 wt. % of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) based on the weight of the GT powder and from about 5 to about 20 wt. % of epigallocatechin (EGC) based on the weight of the GT powder.
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