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Anticholesterolemic edible oil

US6277431A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 1999
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L33/115
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An edible oil is provided that decreases the synthesis, absorption and blood level of cholesterol by a human patient, increases the excretion of cholesterol from the human patient, curtails accumulation of peroxidized material in the blood of the human patient, and also increases the blood level of vitamin E in said human patient.

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