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Oil from seeds with a modified fatty acid composition

US6953882B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2002
Grant dateOct 11, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01H6/1464
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Sunflower seeds having an oleic acid content of more than 5% and less than 65%, a palmitic acid content of more than 20% and less than 40%, a stearic acid content of more than 3% and less than 15%, and a palmitoleic acid content less than 4%, all based on the total fatty acid weight, are disclosed, together with methods of obtaining the sunflower seeds.

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