A New and Highly Stable Cocrystal of Vitamin D3 for Use in Enhanced Food Supplements

A new cocrystal of Vitamin D3(Cholecalciferol) and resorcinol has been discovered and characterized through experimental cocrystal screening. Its high stability has been studied against light, heat, and chemicals present in animal food premixes in order to develop a novel and alternative formulation to current microencapsulation approaches to protect Vitamin D3from oxidation. Our results show that the new cocrystal is extremely stable and it can become the basis for very efficient formulations of Vitamin D3which fulfills the stability requirements of industrial applications.