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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2006
Chyi-cheng Chen, Binningen, CH;
Bruno H. Leuenberger, Rheinfelden, CH;
Loni Schweikert, Zuzgen, CH;
Ernst Zedi, Reinach, CH;
Chyi-Cheng Chen, Binningen, CH;
Bruno H. Leuenberger, Rheinfelden, CH;
Loni Schweikert, Zuzgen, CH;
Ernst Zedi, Reinach, CH;
DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Abstract
The present invention describes a process for the manufacture of a solid composition comprising a microorganism, which process comprises a first step of blending and/or compacting the microorganism with a salt of a medium or long-chain fatty acid to prepare a powderous mixture or compacted granulate, and a second step of providing said powderous mixture or compacted granulate with a coating. The microorganisms are preferably probiotics. The invention also relates to the solid composition obtained by said process and to its use in food.