Fat blend

US7045143B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• N.V. Nutricia · NL

Inventors

• Gunther Sawatzki · Kandern, DE
• Günther Boehm · Echzell, DE
• Gerhard Kohn · Nieder-Olm, DE
• Sandra Farwer · Erlangen, DE
• Michael Kliem · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 1998
• Grant date: May 16, 2006
• Expiry date: Dec 22, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23V2002/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an oil, fat and/or lecithin-based fat blend containing polyunsaturated fatty acids. The inventive fat blend is characterized in that the fatty acids gamma-linolenic, stearidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic together make up 10 to 500 mg/g total fatty acids. The gamma-linolenic and eicosapentaenoic acids each represent 20 to 50 wt. % and the stearidonic acid represents 15 to 50 wt. % of the sum of these three fatty acids. The inventive fat blend can be incorporated into a dietetic or a pharmaceutical product, especially a dietetic food, and can be used especially for administering to patients suffering from chronic/inflammatory diseases, disorders of the lipid metabolism, a weakened immune function and/or a restricted lipolytic capacity of the gastrointestinal tract.