ENCAPSULATED HYDROPHILIC COMPOUNDS

• Main Authors: BENCZEDI, DANIEL, CANTERGIANI, ENNIO, TROPHARDY, GIL, WAGNER, ROBERT, HAHN, ALEXANDER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.04.2007
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING

The present invention relates to capsules for encapsulating functional agents, such as flavors, fragrances, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, etc. The capsules are suitable for the encapsulation of hydrophobic as well as hydrophilic substances. The capsules include a micro-organism, a matrix component and the encapsulatable material, wherein the latter comprises the functional agent or agents. The invention further relates to a process for manufacturing the capsules and to food products containing the capsules.