Hormel Foods Corporation

Virun, Inc.

Aveka, Inc.

Chetan S Rao

Philip James Bromley

Robert G Bowman

William A Hendrickson

Christopher John Rueb

John Michael Finney

Olaf Christian Moberg

Nita M Bentley

Provided are compositions and methods for producing stable foods and beverages that contain high concentrations of additives such as essential fatty acids, including omega-3 fatty acids, omega-6 fatty acids, conjugated fatty acids, and other fatty acids; phytochemicals, including phytosterols and carotenoids; oil soluble vitamins; alpha lipoic acid; other oils; and coenzymes, including Coenzyme Q10, and other oil-based additives.

Composition containing non-polar compounds

Compositions containing non-polar compounds

An encapsulated material containing an oxidation-sensitive core is covered by at least a dried phospholipid layer, and contains at least one phytosterol in the core, the phospholipid layer or in a further layer or layers. By using microencapsulation, oxidatively unstable materials may be provided with a synthetic protective barrier and rendered less susceptible to oxidative degradation.

Encapsulation of oxidatively unstable compounds

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