| abstract |
A composition comprising: (i) an improved modified starch, (ii) β-carotene, and (ii) optionally at least one adjuvant and / or an excipient, characterized in that, a mixture of the composition with water has a hue of color in the range of 48 to 60, and that the improved modified starch is obtained by a process comprising the following steps: a) preparation of an aqueous solution or suspension of a modified starch, whereby the water temperature is in the range from 1 to <100 ° C; b) separation of the parts of the modified starch, at atmospheric pressure in water from a temperature in the range from 1 to <100 ° C, where the parts to be separated are those parts that are not soluble at atmospheric pressure in the water at a temperature in the range from 1 to <100 ° C, or the parts to be separated are those parts that have a cut of the nominal molecular weight in the range from 150 Da to 500 kDa |