Palatable micro-capsules

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Palatable micro-capsules
Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c. - Milwaukee, WI, US
Inventors: Gordon Nelson, Stephen C Duckham, Andrew E Round
Class: 424050000 (USPTO), (Intl Class)
#20060165614
07/27/06

A formulation comprising at least one active or at least one ingredient, and a plurality of micro-capsules formed from a plurality of micro-organisms and having at least one flavouring encapsulated and passively retained within said micro-capsules, said flavouring not being a natural constituent of said micro-organisms, said micro-capsules having: (a) an at least substantially intact cell wall; and (b) an intact cell membrane; wherein said at least one active or said at least one ingredient is foul-tasting and said at least one flavouring masks, disguises or neutralises the foul-taste of said at least one active or said at least one ingredient, preventing a patient to whom said formulation is orally administered from tasting said foul-tasting active, or causing the flavour of said foul-tasting at least one active or ingredient to be reduced such that it is more palatable. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing said formulations.
[0001] This invention relates generally to microbial micro-capsule formulations which contain foul tasting and/or foul-smelling ingredients or active ingredients (actives), which have been rendered palatable through the modulation of flavour, odour, texture, colour, temperature and/or viscosity.
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