The present invention is directed towards the use of granules in beverages, wherein the granules comprise (i) a milled carotenoid selected from the group consisting of lutein and zeaxanthin and any mixture thereof having the following particle size distribution: D [3,2] in the range of from 0.6 to 1.5 μm, and D [v, 0.5] in the range of from 1.1 to 3.5 μm, and (ii) a matrix comprising at least one modified food starch, a glucose syrup and sucrose, (iii) a water-soluble antioxidant, wherein the granules have the following particle size distribution: D [3,2] in the range of from 200 to 300 μm, and D [v, 0.5] in the range of from 220 to 320 μm, all D values as measured by laser diffraction according to the Fraunhofer scattering model, whereby the milled carotenoid is encapsulated by the matrix. The present invention is also directed towards the beverages and the granules as such, as well as to a process for the manufacture of the granules. Preferably the carotenoid is lutein, zeaxanthin or any mixture thereof.本發明係有關於顆粒於飲品中之用途，其中此等顆粒包含 (i)一經研磨之類胡蘿蔔素，其係選自由葉黃素以及玉米黃素以及其等之任何混合物所組成之群組，其具有下列粒徑分佈： 範圍從0.6至1.5μm之D[3,2]以及範圍從1.1至3.5μm之D[v, 0.5]，以及 (ii)一基質，其包含至少一經改質之食用澱粉、一葡萄糖漿，以及蔗糖， (iii)一水溶性抗氧化劑， 其中此等顆粒具有下列粒徑分佈： 範圍從200至300μm之D[3,2]，以及範圍從220至320μm之D[v,0.5]， 所有D值係藉由雷射繞射依據夫朗和裴(Fraunhofer)散射模式測量， 因此，經研磨之類胡蘿蔔素係以基質包覆。 本發明亦係有關於此等飲品以及此等顆粒本身，與製造此等顆粒之方法。較佳地，類胡蘿蔔素係葉黃素、玉米黃素，或其等之任何混合物。
