Reduced calorie fats made from triglycerides containing medium and long chain fatty acids
US5288512A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/804
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A reduced calorie fat comprising at least about 15% by weight triglycerides selected from the group consisting of MML, MLM, LLM, and LML triglycerides, and mixtures thereof; wherein M=fatty acids selected from the group consisting of C.sub.6 to C.sub.10 saturated fatty acids, and mixtures thereof, and L=fatty acids selected from the group consisting Of C.sub.17 to C.sub.26 saturated fatty acids, and mixtures thereof is disclosed. The fat also has the following fatty acid composition: (a) from about 15% to about 70% C.sub.6 to C.sub.10 saturated fatty acids; (b) from about 10% to about 70% C.sub.17 to C.sub.26 saturated fatty acids; (c) not more than about 10% fatty acids selected from the group consisting of C.sub.12:0 and C.sub.14:0, and mixtures thereof; (d) not more than about 20% fatty acids selected from the group consisting of C.sub.18:1, C.sub.18:2, C.sub.18:3, and mixtures thereof; and (e) not more than 4% C.sub.18:2 fatty acids.
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