Compositions comprising a fatty acid oil mixture and a surfactant, and methods and uses thereof

• Main Authors: OLESEN PREBEN HOULBERG, KLAVENESS JO ERIK JOHNSRUD, BERGE GUNNAR, HUSTVEDT SVEIN OLAF
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.11.2014
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Disclosed herein are preconcentrates comprising a fatty acid oil mixture comprising at least 75% eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), by weight of the fatty acid oil mixture, wherein the EPA and DHA are in a form chosen from ethyl ester and triglyceride; and at least one non-ionic surfactant; wherein the preconcentrate does not comprise a pharmaceutically active agent other than the fatty acid oil mixture. The preconcentrates are capable of forming a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system, a self-microemulsifying drug delivery system or a self-emulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS, SMEDDS or SEDDS) in an aqueous solution. Also disclosed are food supplement preconcentrates comprising the preconcentrate composition.