FAT EMULSION PROVIDING TASTE MASKING FOR ACTIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS INGREDIENTS
First Claim
1. An active ingredient-containing fat emulsion comprising:
- (a) from about 0.3% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an edible oil;
(b) from about 0.001% to about 70% by weight of the composition of a dietary fiber component;
(c) from about 1% to about 60% by weight of the composition of a water component or glycerin component;
(d) from about 0.001% to about 70% by weight of the composition of a thickening component; and
(e) from about 0.001% to about 50% by weight of the composition of an active ingredient.
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Abstract
The embodiments relate to fat emulsion structures based on both an aqueous and non-aqueous glycerin component as the primary aqueous component in which the fat emulsion can create a wide range of viscosities that mimic fat structures similar to cream, or all the way to hardened fat structures like Trans Fat. The fat emulsion can be added to a wide group of foods that use a monosaccharide or disaccharide as the basis for its sweetener component, can lower the sugar content of foods, can improve mouth feel while lowering the fat content in high fat foods, can add a balance of dietary fats and fiber to foods, and can add antioxidant content to food products. The fat emulsion also can be used as a taste masking composition to mask the taste of unpalatable active ingredients or unpalatable components that may be added to the emulsion.
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20 Claims
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1. An active ingredient-containing fat emulsion comprising:
- (a) from about 0.3% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an edible oil;
(b) from about 0.001% to about 70% by weight of the composition of a dietary fiber component;
(c) from about 1% to about 60% by weight of the composition of a water component or glycerin component;
(d) from about 0.001% to about 70% by weight of the composition of a thickening component; and
(e) from about 0.001% to about 50% by weight of the composition of an active ingredient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- (a) from about 0.3% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an edible oil;
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13. A fat emulsion comprising the following components, each by weight of the total composition:
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(a) from about 4% to about 15% of a cocoa butter component; (b) from about 10% to about 40% of an inulin dietary fiber component; (c) from about 4% to about 10% of a vegetable glycerin component; (d) from about 10% to about 25% of a corn starch thickening component; (e) from about 5% to about 8% of a glycerin and water based strawberry extract component; (f) from about 4% to about 8% of a sunflower oil based lemon extract component; (g) from about 3.5% to about 8% of a water and alcohol based liquid vanilla extract component; (h) from about 3% to about 8% of a sugar alcohol sweetener component with xylitol and sucralose; (i) from about of 1% to about 3% of a liquid soy lecithin emulsifier component; and (j) from about 1% to about 20% a docusate sodium polyethylene glycol 400NF suspension active ingredient component.
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14. A fat emulsion comprising the following components, each by weight of the total composition:
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(a) about 4.5% of a cocoa butter; (b) about 32.3% of inulin; (c) about 4.2% of vegetable glycerin; (d) about 34.4% of corn starch; (e) about 6% of a glycerin and water based strawberry extract; (f) about 4.3% of a sunflower oil based lemon extract; (g) about 3.2% of a water and alcohol based liquid vanilla extract; (h) about 4.8% of a sugar alcohol sweetener comprising about 3.8% xylitol and about 1.0% sucralose; (i) about of 1% of a liquid soy lecithin emulsifier; and (j) about 1% of a 50% docusate sodium polyethylene glycol 400NF suspension.
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15. A method of making a homogeneous fat emulsion comprising:
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(a) mixing from about 0.3% to about 40% by weight of an edible oil, from about 1% to about 40% by weight of water or glycerin, and from about 0.003% to about 40% by weight of a flavorant in a suitable mixing vessel capable of mixing and heating; (b) mixing the components and heating the mixing vessel to a temperature within the range of from about 100°
F. to about 150°
F.;(c) adding from about 0.001% to about 70% of a dietary fiber, and heating the mixing vessel to a temperature within the range of from about 120°
F. to about 160°
F.;(d) adding from about 0.001% to about 70% of a thickening component and mixing for a period of time sufficient to adequately mix and dissolve the thickening component, while maintaining the temperature to within a range of from about 120°
F. to about 160°
F.;(e) optionally cooling; (f) adding from about 0.001% to about 50% of an active ingredient; and (g) formulating the mixture into a form suitable for delivery to a subject. - View Dependent Claims (16, 19, 20)
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- 17. The method as claimed in 15, wherein, after process (f), the mixture is mixed under shear for a period of time of from about 5 to more than 30 minutes until the mixture thickens into a homogeneous fat emulsion.
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