Method of preparing lycopene-enriched formulations that are free of organic solvents, formulations thus obtained, compositions comprising said formulations and use of same

• Main Author: SABIO REY EDUARDO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.07.2009
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention refers to a process to obtain a lycopene-enriched formulation free of organic solvents that comprises: (a) mixing a lycopene source with an extractant lipid, and (b) separating the lipidic phase obtained in step (a) to obtain the lycopene-enriched formulation free of organic solvents; in which the mixture in step (a) is carried out in the absence of organic solvents. The invention also refers to the formulations obtained in this way and to compositions that comprise them. These formulations and compositions have antioxidant properties and are useful to manufacture nutraceutical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food products.