Microencapsulated citrus phytochemicals and application to beverages

摘要

Methods are disclosed for fortifying a beverage with one or more citrus phytochemicals while concealing the bitter taste of these compounds in the beverage. These methods comprise microencapsulating the citrus phytochemicals and adding the microencapsulated citrus phytochemicals to beverages. Also disclosed are beverages fortified with one or more microencapsulated citrus phytochemicals but which do not have the bitter taste characteristics of these compounds.

主权项

1. A juice beverage comprising:
orange juice; a microencapsulated citrus phytochemical composition comprising microencapsulated hesperidin and microencapsulated limonin, wherein the hesperidin contributes at least 60% by weight of the total amount of citrus phytochemical in the microencapsulated citrus phytochemical composition; unencapsulated hesperidin in an amount up to 90 mg per 8 oz serving; and unencapsulated limonin in an amount up to 0.9 mg per 8 oz serving; wherein the amount of microencapsulated hesperidin is 2-20 times greater than the amount of unencapsulated hesperidin; and wherein the amount of microencapsulated limonin is 2-20 times greater than the amount of unencapsulated limonin.