DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING RELEASE OF FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS IN AN EDIBLE COMPOSITION
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Abstract
A delivery system for inclusion in an edible composition is formulated to have at least one ingredient encapsulated with an encapsulating material. The delivery system and the resulting edible composition may include other ingredients to create a desired release profile for the at least one ingredient.
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60 Claims
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1-36. -36. (canceled)
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37. A delivery system for use in an edible composition, said delivery system comprising:
- an encapsulating material; and
at least one ingredient encapsulated with said encapsulating material, wherein said delivery system has at least one managed release characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
- an encapsulating material; and
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51. A delivery system for use in an edible composition, said delivery system comprising:
- an encapsulating material; and
at least one ingredient encapsulated with said encapsulating material, wherein said delivery system has at least three managed release characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (52)
- an encapsulating material; and
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53. An edible composition comprising:
- a first delivery system comprising a first encapsulating material and at least one first ingredient encapsulated with said first encapsulating material; and
a second delivery system comprising a second encapsulating material and an ingredient encapsulated with said second encapsulating material. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
- a first delivery system comprising a first encapsulating material and at least one first ingredient encapsulated with said first encapsulating material; and
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