Edible pearly capsule and method for its production

摘要

The invention provides edible pearly capsules containing a large amount of an oleaginous substance as the core substance. The above capsules can be provided by the method which comprises contacting liquid drops (a) of a composition comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble macromolecular substance at least a portion of which is marmelo mucilage (a1), an oleaginous substance (a2), e.g. animal or vegetable oil, a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt (a3), e.g. calcium chloride, and sodium chloride (a4) with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble salt of alginic acid (b) to thereby form a water-insoluble film of alginic acid salt on the outer surface of said liquid drops (a).