Hydrated Feed Matrix Composition for Controlled Nutrient Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing feed compositions fail to efficiently manage the rate, extent, and timing of nutrient delivery to the alimentary tract of animals, leading to suboptimal health benefits and economic yields, while also potentially increasing environmental impact.
Innovation Solution
A phospholipid-rich hydrated homogeneous lipid mixture, including lecithin and triglycerides, with phosphatides comprising over 33% by weight and water content up to ⅜ by weight of the phosphatides, is absorbed or adsorbed onto a feed matrix, allowing for controlled nutrient delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional feed compositions are used, then nutrient delivery is simple and cost-effective, but the rate, extent, and timing of nutrient delivery cannot be efficiently managed
Solution Approach 1:
The feed composition is segmented into distinct functional components: a phospholipid-rich hydrated homogeneous lipid mixture (with phosphatides comprising more than 33% by weight) and one or more initially dry constituents of a feed matrix. This segmentation allows each component to perform specific functions in nutrient delivery, enabling controlled release while maintaining overall system manageability
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite feed composition combining the phospholipid-rich lipid mixture (containing lecithin, triglycerides, and water at specific ratios) with dry feed matrix constituents. This composite structure leverages the emulsification and solubility properties of the phospholipid mixture to control nutrient release kinetics, achieving efficient nutrient delivery through material composition rather than mechanical or process complexity
2Reliability
If phospholipid-rich hydrated homogeneous lipid mixture is used for controlled nutrient delivery, then nutrient bioavailability is enhanced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention specifies critical parameters for the lipid mixture composition to ensure reliable nutrient delivery: phosphatides must comprise more than 33% by weight of the lipid mixture, water content is controlled at up to 3⁄8 by weight of the phosphatides, and the weight ratio of lipid mixture to dry feed matrix constituents is maintained at up to 0.5:1. These parameter specifications provide clear manufacturing targets that balance delivery reliability with manufacturability
Solution Approach 2:
The phospholipid-rich lipid mixture serves as a localized functional agent within the broader feed matrix. By concentrating the phospholipids (lecithin and triglycerides) in a specific hydrated mixture that comprises up to 0.5:1 weight ratio of the total composition, the invention creates a focused zone of nutrient delivery activity without requiring the entire feed system to be precisely controlled
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances nutrient bioavailability and health benefits by providing a controlled release of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract, improving animal health and reducing environmental impact through optimized feed compositions.
Implementation Method 1
one or more initially dry constituents of a food or feed matrix onto and into which the phospholipid-rich hydrated homogeneous lipid mixture is absorbed or adsorbed
Implementation Method 2
one or more initially dry constituents of a food or feed matrix onto and into which the phospholipid-rich hydrated homogeneous lipid mixture is absorbed or adsorbed
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AI summary
A composition comprises a hydrated homogeneous mixture comprising lecithin, one or more triglycerides, and optionally one or more lipid soluble active ingredients. The phosphatides comprise more than 33% by weight of the hydrated homogeneous mixture, and the water content is more than ⅜ by weight of the phosphatides. The composition further includes one or more initially dry constituents of a feed matrix onto and into which the hydrated homogeneous mixture is absorbed or adsorbed to provide a food composition suitable for animal consumption. The weight ratio of the hydrated homogeneous mixture to the one or more dry constituents of the feed matrix is up to 0.5:1.