| abstract |
The present invention is directed to an encapsulated material which comprises (a) a core comprising an encapsulatable material; and (b) a coating layer over the core comprising a protein having a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties selected from the group consisting of isolated soy protein, whey protein isolate, caseinate, and mixtures thereof. The present invention is also directed to a method for encapsulating an encapsulatable material with a protein having a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties which comprises the steps (a) preparing an aqueous mixture of a protein having a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties selected from the group consisting of isolated soy protein, whey protein isolate, caseinate, and mixtures thereof; (b) adding an encapsulatable material to the aqueous mixture of protein having a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties in step (a); and (c) denaturing the aqueous mixture of protein having a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties in step (b) to precipitate the protein and thereby encapsulate the encapsulatable material in the protein. The present invention is further directed to the novel encapsulated material prepared by the novel process. |