Abstract: According to the invention, powders of low hygroscopicity are prepared by granulation of an aqueous solution (1) in a fluidized bed (140). A compound formed from crystalline grains whose moisture content is defined and stable is obtained. The invention applies especially to organometallic complexes of glycine with a metal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a food additive that includes, relative to the total weight thereof: about 3.5 wt % of capsicum oleoresin containing 6 wt % of a capsaicine and dihydrocapsaicine mixture; about 5.5 wt % of cinnamaldehyde; about 9.5 wt % of eugenol; the balance up to 100% consisting of hydrogenated vegetable oils. The invention also relates to the uses of said additive for improving the daily distribution of food ingestion by animals, for increasing the amount of water drunk by animals, or for preparing a food product intended for the preventive or therapeutic treatment of animal digestive disorders, such as acidosis or bloating. This food additive is particularly adapted for ruminants such as bovine cattle.

Abstract: According to the invention, powders of low hygroscopicity are prepared by granulation of an aqueous solution (1) in a fluidized bed (140). A compound formed from crystalline grains whose moisture content is defined and stable is obtained. The invention applies especially to organometallic complexes of glycine with a metal.

Abstract: A masking agent for pharmaceutical tastes comprises a mixture of a sapid agent and an enhancer, in the form of an intimate mixture. The sapid agent/enhancer distribution is substantially homogeneous and non-statistical. The proportion of sapid agent relative to the enhancer is substantially constant and equal in all powder particles. The masking agent can have a grain size comprised between 10 and 100 &mgr;m, with a Gaussian distribution. The proportion of sapid agent/enhancer is comprised between 97/3 and 90/10, expressed in parts by weight. The sapid agent comprises a sweetener selected from the group comprising sodium saccharinates, calcium saccharinates, saccharine, aspartyl-phenylalanine, acesulfam, cyclamates, stevioside, and mixtures thereof; and the enhancer is selected from the group comprising thaumatin, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC), glycyrrhizin, and mixtures thereof. A method of producing a masking agent is also disclosed.

Abstract: A powdered sweetener composition for animal feed containing an intimate mixture with a substantially uniform, non-statistical sweetener/potentiator distribution that is substantially constant in all particles. The particle size of the composition is particularly from 10 to 100 &mgr;m, and has a Gaussian distribution. The composition is particularly useful for preparing feed for young animals, e.g. piglets, in which case the sweetener is a saccharine salt and the potentiator is neohesperidine dihydrochalcone (NHDC), thaumatin or glycyrrhizin.