abstract |
A flavor nanoemulsion comprising a plurality of oil droplets, an aqueous phase and a surfactant system, said nanoemulsion having a water activity of 0.7 or less, and a water content of 25% or less by weight, wherein Each of the oil droplets, which has a droplet size of 0.1 to 500 nm, contains an aroma and is dispersed in the aqueous phase, the aqueous phase contains water and a co-solvent, the surfactant system includes an ester of polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid and a lecithin, the polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid ester has an HLB of 9 to 20, lecithin has an HLB of 4 to 16, and the weight ratio of the polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid ester and the aroma is in the range of 1: 15 to 3: 1. |