LIPOFER™ microcapsules is a microencapsulated source of iron with proven efficacy, which has been designed to reduce iron’s reactivity while improving its bioavailability and minimizing side-effects. Download this whitepaper to find out more about this innovative iron source to enable a wide range of differentiated nutraceutical applications.
This Technical Paper is from Lubrizol Life Science.

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HEALTH CATEGORIES
The Nutraceutical Business of Lubrizol Life Science Health (LLS Health) specializes in added-value functional food ingredients, enabling differentiated nutraceutical solutions with scientific backing. Our core technology strength in microencapsulation applied to botanical and mineral ingredients, gives us potential basis to enable our customers to develop premium products with leading performance claims. Lipofoods™ Nutraceutical Ingredients is the umbrella brand and includes all existing brands for the microencapsulated products.
Some benefits of using Lipofoods™ microencapsulation technology are: controlled interactions with other components, minimized unpleasant taste, enhanced bioavailability, improved stability and dispersibility in final formulas as well as controlled release of functional ingredients. Consequently, easy formulation of various types of nutraceutical applications is enabled.
Our products target a variety of people from all age groups and can support a healthy aging and an active living, offering added-value ingredients that target different health conditions such as immune health, cardiovascular health, bones health, energy and endurance, cognitive health and skin health.
Lipofoods™ product line includes branded microencapsulated minerals: MAGSHAPE™ microcapsules (MAGNESIUM), LIPOFER™ microcapsules (iron), LIPOCAL™ microcapsules (calcium) and ZINCNOVA™ microcapsules (zinc) and botanicals: : ASTAGILE™ microcapsules (astaxanthin), CURCUSHINE™ microcapsules (curcumin), LIPOPHYTOL™ microcapsules (plant sterols) and NEWCAFF™ microcapsules (caffeine) with proven efficacy.

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