Kemin Industries, Inc.

Bruno Coppens

Stefaan M O Van Dyck

Bart Vennekens

Filip Nuyens

Clifford A Adams

Stefaan Van Dyck

Ingrid Somers

A specific lecithin composition comprising phospholipids and lysophospholipids is described that can be used as an animal feed additive for the improvement of digestibility parameters and consequently gut health and animal performance. In addition, the mixture possesses useful biological and chemical properties that can be utilized in the animal feed and human food industries. The composition is chemically characterized by means of HPLC-ELSD, HPLC-MS/MS andP-NMR and its biological functionalities are fully described.

Method of improving animal feeds using hydrolyzed lecithins

Hydrolyzed lecithin product to improve digestibility

The thermal stability of enzymes is improved by incorporating the enzyme in a matrix of a non-reducing sugar, such as trehalose. Heat-stable compositions of enzymes and sugar are formed by adding the enzymes to a sugar syrup and drying the mixture either by spreading it on a carrier or by spray drying. The enzyme compositions retain higher levels of activity after being subjected to heat in product-forming processes, such as steam pelleting of animal feed supplemented with the enzyme compositions.

Heat-stable enzyme compositions

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Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium

Bruno Coppens