AQUEOUS DISPERSIBLE STERYL ESTER COMPOSITIONS

• Main Authors: GOULSON, MELANIE, J, SCHMELZER, WADE, N, KIM, CHIN, HONG, PAUL, SHIEH, WEN-JUIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.04.2006
• Subjects: COFFEE; DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS, COOKINGOILS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAKING THEREOF; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; TEA; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention relates to water dispersible steryl ester compositions that include steryl esters, an emulsifier, and a protein or lipophilic starch stabilizer. Such compositions of the invention can be incorporated into aqueous foods and beverages.