Delivery of functional ingredients

Abstract

A primary composition comprising all essential nutrients of a fruit or a plant material, which has an increased stability, bio-availability and miscibility, and a process of forming same are provided. An oral composition containing the primary composition in a foodstuff, food supplement, cosmetic preparation or a pharmaceutical preparation is also provided.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . A miscible primary composition comprising at least essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components of a material selected from the group consisting of whole fruit, vegetable material, plant material, and combinations thereof, excluding insoluble fibers, in a carrier selected from the group consisting of milk, milk protein-containing carriers and combinations thereof, wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are extracted from the material by milling the material in the milk or milk protein-containing carrier and the insoluble fibers are removed by centrifuging the carrier after milling and wherein the miscible primary composition is stable, miscible and dispersible in an aqueous system. 
     
     
         2 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the material is in a form selected from the group consisting of vegetables, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and other parts of the plant, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of a berry, vegetables, seeds, flowers, citrus fruits, tomato, spinach, celery, carrots, pea, kale, parsley, watercress, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, brussels sprouts, collard greens, turnip greens, fennel, onions, tea, corn, cocoa, coffee, thyme, sweet red pepper, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are selected from the group consisting of lipids, alkaloids, proteins, carbohydrates, carotenoids, polyphenolic compounds, vitamins, minerals, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are flavonoids selected from the group consisting of flavones, flavonols, flavanones, catechins, anthocyanidins, isoflavones, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 4 , wherein the carotenoids are selected from the group consisting of carotenes, xanthophylls, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the milk is from animal origin. 
     
     
         8 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , which is in a form selected from the group consisting of a powder, gel, liquid, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , which does not have acidic material. 
     
     
         10 . An oral composition comprising a freeze-dried, miscible powder comprising at least essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components of a material selected from the group consisting of whole fruit, vegetable material, plant material, and combinations thereof, excluding insoluble fibers, in a milk or milk protein-containing carrier, the oral composition in a form selected from the group consisting of a foodstuff for oral administration, a food supplement, a pet food product, a cosmetic preparation, a pharmaceutical preparation, and combinations thereof, wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are extracted from the material by milling the material in the milk or milk protein-containing carrier and the insoluble fibers are removed by centrifuging the carrier after milling and wherein the freeze-dried, miscible powder is stable, miscible and dispersible in an aqueous system. 
     
     
         11 . The oral composition according to  claim 10 , which is a form selected from the group consisting of a nutritional complete formula, a dairy product, a chilled or shelf stable beverage, a mineral or purified water, a liquid drink, a soup, a dietary supplement, a meal replacement, a nutritional bar, a confectionery, a milk or a fermented milk product, a yoghurt, a milk based powder, an enteral nutrition product, an infant formula, an infant nutritional product, a cereal product or a fermented cereal based product, an ice-cream, a chocolate, coffee, a culinary product, salad dressings, a pet food, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . An oral, cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising a miscible primary composition comprising at least essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components of a material selected from the group consisting of whole fruit, vegetable, plant material, and combinations thereof, excluding insoluble fibers, in a milk or milk protein-containing carrier, the oral, cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition being in a form selected from the group consisting of a capsule, a pill, a solution, a suspension, a syrup, a dried oral supplement, a wet oral supplement, and combinations thereof, wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are extracted from the material by milling the material in the milk or milk protein-containing carrier and the insoluble fibers are removed by centrifuging the carrier after milling and wherein the miscible primary composition is stable, miscible and dispersible in an aqueous system. 
     
     
         13 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of wolfberry, blueberry, cranberry, white currant, red currant, blackcurrant, mulberry, blackberry, gooseberry, raspberry, sea buckthorn, strawberry, arbutus berry, grapes, flavonoid, polyphenol carotenoid-rich fruit, vegetables, seeds, flowers, apples, melons, kiwi, cherries, red date, prunes, peaches, persimmons, mandarin, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, chamomile, chrysanthemum, bitter orange, honeysuckle, jasmine and safflower, tomato, spinach, celery, carrots, pea, kale, parsley, watercress, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, brussels sprouts, collard greens, turnip greens, fennel, onions, tea, corn, cocoa, coffee, thyme, sweet red pepper, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are selected from the group consisting of apigenin, luteolin, diosmetin, quercetin, myricetin, kaempferol, naringenin, hesperidin, epicatechin, gallocatechin, pelargonidin, malvidin, cyaniding, genistein, daidzein, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         15 . A miscible primary composition comprising at least essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components of a material selected from the group consisting of whole fruit, vegetable material, plant material, and combinations thereof, excluding insoluble fibers, in a plant-based milk carrier, wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are extracted from the material by milling the material in the plant-based milk carrier and the insoluble fibers are removed by centrifuging the carrier after milling and wherein the miscible primary composition is stable, miscible and dispersible in an aqueous system. 
     
     
         16 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 15 , wherein the material is in a form selected from the group consisting of vegetables, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and other parts of the plant, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 15 , wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of a berry, vegetables, seeds, flowers, citrus fruits, tomato, spinach, celery, carrots, pea, kale, parsley, watercress, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, brussels sprouts, collard greens, turnip greens, fennel, onions, tea, corn, cocoa, coffee, thyme, sweet red pepper, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 15 , wherein the plant-based milk carrier is selected from the group consisting of soymilk, coconut milk and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 15 , wherein the essential lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive components are flavonoids selected from the group consisting of flavones, flavonols, flavanones, catechins, anthocyanidins, isoflavones, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 19 , wherein the carotenoids are selected from the group consisting of carotenes, xanthophylls, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         21 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 15 , which is in a form selected from the group consisting of a powder, gel, liquid, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         22 . The miscible primary composition according to  claim 15 , which does not have acidic material.