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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Yuichiro Nakano, Inashiki-gun, JP;
Takahiro Hara, Ryugasaki, JP;
Yuichiro Nakano, Inashiki-gun, JP;
Takahiro Hara, Ryugasaki, JP;
Kyowa Hakko Food Specialities Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a liquid food or drink containing a lipid-soluble vitamin, which comprises a pigment selected from the group consisting of riboflavin or a derivative thereof or a salt of the same, a carotenoid pigment, a cochineal extract pigment and a safflower pigment, or an emulsion, and an antioxidant; a method of stabilizing a lipid-soluble vitamin, which comprises adding the aforementioned pigment or emulsion and the antioxidant to a solution or a liquid food or drink containing a lipid-soluble vitamin; and a composition consisting of the aforementioned pigment or emulsion, and the antioxidant.