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US 8,802,179 B2Granted
Non-digestible sugar-coated products and process
OwnerGuy W. Millerinventor
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Abstract
A method and composition are provided for coating a component to achieve colon-targeted delivery. A component is coated with a fructose-based non-digestible carbohydrate such as a inulin, fructo-oligosaccharide or neosugar. The coated component is orally administered to a monogastric animal. The non-digestible coating causes the composition to pass through the stomach and small intestine without being degraded, and delivers the component to the colon where the coating is digested by microbial fermentation and the component is released.
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A composition comprising:
- a) a component selected from the group consisting of:
- essential oil, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and a combination thereof;
- and
- b) fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) having a degree of polymerization (dp) in the range of 2 to 20 units and an average dp of 2 to 10,
- wherein said component is coated with said FOS to form a FOS-coated composition suitable for selective delivery to the colon of a monogastric animal.
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A composition comprising:
- a) a component selected from the group consisting of:
- essential oil, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, spice, mineral, nutrient, nutraceutical, drug, a combination thereof;
- and
- b) fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) having a degree of polymerization (dp) in the range of 2 to 20 units and an average dp of 2 to 10,
- wherein said component is coated with said FOS, said FOS-coating enabling selective release of said component in the colon of a monogastric animal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.