Aqueous-lipidic carotenoid-containing compositions
OwnerDmitry Druzhinininventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a primary carotenoid-containing composition comprising an aqua-containing component, a lipid-containing component and a carotenoid-containing fiber material from plant origin with lowered content of aqua-soluble substances. The invention also provides oral compositions that comprise the primary composition in a foodstuff, in a food supplement or in a pharmaceutical preparation.
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Carotenoid lycopene-containing food composition from tomato concentrate characterized in that said composition is lacking tomato taste, said composition comprising an aqua-containing component, lipid, and tomato concentrate which is processed to provide 10 or more times lowered content of aqua-soluble substances in said tomato concentrate as compared to said content in said tomato concentrate without said processing wherein:
- (a) aqua content in said tomato concentrate is not increased as a result of said processing;
- (b) as a result of said processing processed tomato concentrate has no tomato taste;
- (c) aqua content in said composition is from 20% to 90% of said composition by weight and lipid/aqua content ratio in said composition is from 1:1000 to 5:1.
An oral composition which comprises carotenoid lycopene-containing food composition from tomato concentrate characterized in that said food composition is lacking tomato taste, said food composition comprising lipid and tomato concentrate which is processed to provide 10 or more times lowered content of aqua-soluble substances in said tomato concentrate as compared to said content in said tomato concentrate without said processing wherein:
- (a) the content of aqua in said tomato concentrate is not increased as a result of said processing;
- (b) as a result of said processing processed tomato concentrate has no tomato taste;
- (c) the content of said food composition in said oral composition is from 1% to 100% of said oral composition.
Carotenoid lycopene-containing food composition from tomato concentrate characterized in that said composition is lacking tomato taste, said composition comprising vegetable oil and tomato concentrate which is processed to provide 10 or more times lowered content of aqua-soluble substances in said tomato concentrate as compared to said content in said tomato concentrate without said processing wherein:
- (a) aqua content in said tomato concentrate is not increased as a result of said processing;
- (b) as a result of said processing processed tomato concentrate has no tomato taste;
- (c) aqua content in said composition is from 20% to 90% of said composition by weight and lipid/aqua content ratio in said composition is from 1:1000 to 5:1.
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