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Microencapsulation is a process in which tiny pieces of an ingredient are packaged, or encapsulated,
within another material in order to protect the active ingredient from the surrounding environment.
Capsules can range in size from one-thousandth of a millimeter to seven millimeters.
These ingredients can be released from their shells in various ways: mechanical rupture of the
capsule wall, dissolution of the wall, melting of the wall and diffusion through the wall. By
controlling the release of certain ingredients, manufacturers have the ability to:
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Protect shelf life |
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Prevent moisture pick up and make ingredients free-flowing |
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Enhance flavor and quality |
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Mask taste or off odors |
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Fortify through the selective release of nutrients |
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Deliver functional ingredients |
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Provide ingredient stability |
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Improve health and wellness |
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Prevent ingredient interaction |
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Improve the efficacy of active ingredients in pharmaceutical applications |
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Act as or facilitate delivery systems |
Broadly applied across food, nutritional, dietary supplements, feed and pharmaceuticals markets, Maxx Performance microencapsulation technology brings solutions that create value for functional food, nutraceutical, confectioners, commercial bakers, feed ingredient manufacturers, flavor specialists and more.
Maxx Performance's technology platform allows ingredients to be used in cold and hot systems.
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