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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Anandaraman Subramaniam, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Robert Clark McIver, Tabernacle, NJ (US);
Florin Joseph Vlad, Annandale, NJ (US);
Daniel Benczedi, Carouge, CH;
Firmenich SA, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a spray-dried composition comprising an active ingredient dispersed in a carrier comprising a combination of a wall-forming carbohydrate material with from 1 to 30% by weight of agar agar relative to the dried weight of the composition. The composition of the invention provides advantageous behavior in an aqueous environment wherein the mobility of the active agent is restricted in the gelled carrier, thus preventing the release of the agent unless shear of heat are applied. Another feature of the invention is a process for the preparation the spray-dried composition.