Patent 8680161 was granted and assigned to DSM on March, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to compositions containing plant gums and one or more fat-soluble active ingredients, wherein the composition comprises less than 40 weight-% oil, based on the total composition in dry matter. These compositions can be used for the enrichment, fortification and/or coloration of food beverages, animal feed, cosmetics or pharmaceutical compositions. The present invention also refers to the preparation of such compositions. The present invention furthermore refers to a process for the manufacture of a beverage by mixing the compositions with ingredients of beverages. The present invention also refers to beverages obtainable by this process.