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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernst Cathrein, Aesch, CH;
Hermann Stein, Liestal, CH;
Hansjorg Stoller, Reinach, CH;
Klaus Viardot, Riehen, CH;
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252311 ; 252312 ; 426540 ; 426 73 ; 424502 ; 514724 ;
Abstract
A novel process for producing powdered carotenoid preparations, in which a suspension of a carotenoid in a high-boiling oil is brought into contact with superheated steam during a maximum period of 30 seconds, and subsequently emulsified the liquified solution of said carotenoid in oil produced by said contact with superheated steam in an aqueous solution of a colloid and then spraying and drying said emulsion to a powder.