Structured particulate systems
CA 2378994 A1 · Owner: Unilever Plc · Inventors: Cain, Frederick William; Tongue, Tom; Mcneill, Gerald Patrick
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structured particulate systems of active solid organic components in a matrix in a weight ratio of 99: 1 to 1: 99 and a mean weight diameter of 25 to 500 microns wherein the active organic component is selected from the group consisting of oleanoic acid, ursolic acid, folic acid policosanol, phytosterols, or derivatives or salts thereof are novel and can be used to improve the oral properties and/or the homogeneity of the organic, solid, active component in a food product.
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- Filed March 26, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 26, 2022.
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