305results about "Edible oils/fats with fatty acid esters" patented technology

A pharmaceutical or cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application characterized by rheological properties which render the carrier or composition semi-solid at rest and a liquid upon application of shear forces thereto. The composition or carrier are prepared by mixing 1-25 percent of a solidifying agent and 75-99 percent of a hydrophobic solvent, by weight, wherein at least one of them has therapeutic or cosmetic benefits, in the presence or absence of a biologically active substance.

A pharmaceutical or cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application characterized by rheological properties which render the carrier or composition semi-solid at rest and a liquid upon application of shear forces thereto. The composition or carrier are prepared by mixing 1-25 percent of a solidifying agent and 75-99 percent of a hydrophobic solvent, by weight, wherein at least one of them has therapeutic or cosmetic benefits, in the presence or absence of a biologically active substance.

A pharmaceutical or cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application characterized by rheological properties which render the carrier or composition semi-solid at rest and a liquid upon application of shear forces thereto. The composition or carrier are prepared by mixing 1-25 percent of a solidifying agent and 75-99 percent of a hydrophobic solvent, by weight, wherein at least one of them has therapeutic or cosmetic benefits, in the presence or absence of a biologically active substance.

The oil or fat composition of the invention contains a monoacylglycerol and / or a diacylglycerol in a total amount of 5-100 wt. % and which exhibits an index of stability against oxidation (induction time as measured through a Rancimat test conducted at 100° C.) of 7 or higher, wherein the monoacylglycerol and / or the diacylglycerol contain, as fatty acid constituents, ω3 unsaturated fatty acids in amounts of 15-90 wt. %. Through ingestion thereof in a small amount without drastically changing the person's lifestyle, the highly harmless oil / fat composition of the present invention provides effects for reducing and preventing accumulation of body fat, for reducing and preventing accumulation of visceral fat, and for prevention and treatment of obesity; and exerts an excellent prevention and treatment effect on life-style related diseases through long-term ingestion. Thus, the composition of the present invention is useful for foods, pharmaceuticals and pet food or feed.

Blends of wax-esters with beneficial health properties comprise: > / = two different wax-esters in amounts of 5-95% and each having m.pt -10 DEG C. to 80 DEG C. blend displaying m.pt: 15 to 45% while >80 wt % of wax-esters in blend have m.pt 20 to 60 DEG C.; wax-esters derived from linear alcohols and linear carboxyl acids either of them having > / =8 C-atoms.

Provided is an oil / fat powder comprising the following Components (A), (B) and (C): (A) 15 to 79.9 wt. % of a glyceride mixture containing 5 to 84.9 wt. % of triglycerides, 0.1 to 5 wt. % of monoglycerides and 15 to 94.9 wt. % of diglycerides, and having, as at least 50 wt. % of all the constitutive fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids; (B) 20 to 84.9 wt. % of one or at least two powder forming bases selected from carbohydrates, proteins and peptides; (C) 0.1 to 5 wt. % of water. The diglyceride-containing oil / fat powder according to the present invention exhibits good taste, and excellent dispersibility in water and storage stability. Moreover, owing to good handling use and workability when it is added to food, it can be used readily for various forms of foods. Foods containing this oil / fat powder taste good and have good storage stability.

The invention refers to a process for the preparation of a fat composition containing fatty acid sterol esters, free sterols and glycerides, which process can be characterized as a one pot direct interesterification of sterols with tri-glycerides. The invention also refers to the fat composition obtained by said process, and to the use thereof in a food, cosmetic or pharmaceutical product.

Thickened, preferably thixotropic oil compositions are disclosed comprised of high proportions of edible oils, in particular unsaturated oils, and edible solidifying agents, in particular long chain fatty acids and / or long chain fatty alcohols, for use in the preparation of edible foods and medicinal / therapeutic products. Further disclosed are methods for the production of the thickened, thixotropic oil compositions, edible food and medicinal / therapeutic products containing same and methods of their production and consumption.

The present invention relates to an oil or fat composition containing the following components (A) and (B): (A) from 80 to 99.9 wt. % of a monoglyceride containing 20 to 75 wt. % of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and 0.1 to 25 wt. % of icosapentaenoic acid (IPA), as the constituent fatty acids thereof, wherein the weight ratio of DHA / IPA being 2 or more; and (B) from 0.1 to 20 wt. % of a diglyceride.

Embodiments of the invention generally provide an electrochemical plating system. The plating system includes a substrate loading station positioned in communication with a mainframe processing platform, at least one substrate plating cell positioned on the mainframe, at least one substrate bevel cleaning cell positioned on the mainframe, and a stacked substrate annealing station positioned in communication with at least one of the mainframe and the loading station, each chamber in the stacked substrate annealing station having a heating plate, a cooling plate, and a substrate transfer robot therein.

The present invention concerns an oil-in-water emulsion wherein the oil droplets of a diameter in the range of 5 nm to hundreds of micrometers exhibit a nano-sized structurisation with hydrophilic domains with a diameter size in the range of 0.5 to 200 nm and being formed by a lipophilic additive.

The present invention relates to methods for producing low fat spread emulsions stabilised with dairy proteins. The water phase is stabilised by heat denatured whey proteins at low calcium concentrations. After heat treatment pH of the water phase is adjusted to neutral or acid conditions. The present invention also relates to methods for producing a whey protein product that can be used as a stabilising food ingredient.

The present invention is concerned with novel compositions containing fresh or virgin beeswaxes and oil, with and without water, and the utilization of such compositions for the treatment of skin in animals including man, for treatment for first, second, and third degree (partial and full thickness) burns due to sunburn, windburn, scalds, flash flame, electrical contact, chemical contact, cold, and the like, for use as a preventive aid for sunburn, windburns, skin chapping, chafing and the like, for promoting and accelerating the healing of burns, abrasions, lacerations, cuts, scratches, dry skin, chapped skin, wind burned skin, friction-type burns, chafing and the like, for use as a softening and moisturizing agent, for use in the reduction of wrinkles, for use as a topical application to irritations of the skin, including dry lips, chapped skin, abrasions, and the like, for use as an analgesic to be applied topically for the treatment and alleviation of pain in the skin and underlying tissues, for use as a protective barrier between the skin and other irritants, eg, saliva, urine, fecal material, various chemical irritants and the like, and for use as a base to which may be added other agents also promoting treatment, moisturization, protective or preventive measures for the skin.

Disclosed herein is a lipid preparation, said preparation comprising a phosphatidylserine moiety, and poly-unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) acyl groups, particularly long-chain poly-unsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) acyl groups such as omega-3 and / or omega-6 acyl groups, wherein said PUFA is covalently bound to said glycerophospholipid. Said lipid preparations are particularly useful in the treatment of mental and cognitive disorders, e.g. ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and Alzheimer's disease. The disclosed preparations present improved bioactivity, and are useful in the treatment of various cognitive and mental conditions and disorders, as well as for maintenance of normal functions of brain-related systems and processes.

A method for the in situ production of an emulsifier in a foodstuff, wherein a lipid acyltransferase is added to the foodstuff. Preferably the emulsifier is produced without an increase or without a substantial increase in the free fatty acid content of the foodstuff. Preferably, the lipid acyltransferase is one which is capable of transferring an acyl group from a lipid to one or more of the following acyl acceptors: a sterol, a stanol, a carbohydrate, a protein or a sub-unit thereof, glycerol. Preferably, in addition to an emulsifier one or more of a stanol ester or a stanol ester or a protein ester or a carbohydrate ester or a diglyceride or a monoglyceride may be produced. One or more of these may function as an addition emulsifier.

A whippable food product having improved stability characteristics without detectable change in the organoleptic characteristics is provided. The product comprises triglyceride fat, one or more sugars and an emulsifier component comprising destabilizing and stabilizing emulsifiers in amounts sufficient to stabilize the product. This product can be stored at ambient temperatures for extended periods of time and can also be whipped and displayed at ambient temperatures.

A method for controlling the chemical composition of an electroplating bath solution used to plate a plurality of substrates by providing the electroplating bath solution to a small-volume plating cell configured to minimize additive breakdown, and discarding the electroplating bath after a predetermined bath lifetime. The method includes predetermining a lifetime of an electroplating bath solution having a desired chemical composition, combining a plurality of electroplating bath solution components thereby forming the electroplating bath solution having the desired chemical composition, filling a small-volume plating cell with the electroplating bath solution, plating a plurality of substrates in the electroplating bath solution until the bath lifetime is reached; and discarding the electroplating bath solution after the bath lifetime is reached.

An edible emulsion with insoluble fiber is described. The edible emulsion is suitable for use as a base for making reduced oil food products. The reduced oil food products made with the edible emulsion having insoluble fiber have consumer acceptable viscosities and texture and sensorial properties consistent with full fat food products.

Disclosed is a process for the recovery of a phytolipid composition from a vegetable oil by-product. The phytolipid composition produced comprises squalene, phytosterols, mixed tocopherols and tocotrieneols, and vegetable wax and is useful as an emollient. The phytochemical composition may be applied directly to the skin to provide emolliency. Alternatively, the phytolipid composition may be formulated in various aqueous or anhydrous cosmetic compositions such as creams, lotions, gels, ointments, lip balms, sticks, or pencils for treatment of the skin and lips. The phytolipid composition also may be incorporated into foods, beverages, and nutraceuticals to provide health benefits.

Reduced calorie fat compositions which contain combinations of substantially non-absorbable, substantially nondigestible polyol polyesters and certain reduced calorie triglycerides that function as anti-anal leakage agents and provide textural / taste benefits are disclosed. These reduced calorie fat compositions are useful in a variety of food applications, including frying oils for salted snacks, chocolate-flavored candy bars and cooking / salad oils.

Provided is an oil / fat powder comprising the following Components (A), (B) and (C): (A) 15 to 79.9 wt. % of a glyceride mixture containing 5 to 84.9 wt. % of triglycerides, 0.1 to 5 wt. % of monoglycerides and 15 to 94.9 wt. % of diglycerides, and having, as at least 50 wt. % of all the constitutive fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids; (B) 20 to 84.9 wt. % of one or at least two powder forming bases selected from carbohydrates, proteins and peptides; (C) 0.1 to 5 wt. % of water. The diglyceride-containing oil / fat powder according to the present invention exhibits good taste, and excellent dispersibility in water and storage stability. Moreover, owing to good handling use and workability when it is added to food, it can be used readily for various forms of foods. Foods containing this oil / fat powder taste good and have good storage stability.

Water continuous, pourable compositions comprising more than 50 to 80 wt % fat, an emulsifier having a hydrophilic / lipophilic balance value of at least 7, an antispattering composition and optionally a biopolymer in an amount of at most at most 0.3 wt % on total composition weight are suitable frying compositions.

The present invention relates to structured triglyceride, to parental nutrition emulsions comprising same, and use thereof. In particular, the invention relates to structured triglycerides comprising at least one medium chain C6-C12 fatty acid and at least one fatty acid selected from the group consisting of long chain C14-C18 or very long chain C20-C22 fatty acids, preferably each fatty acid is present in a predetermined position of the glycerol backbone. The parenteral nutrition emulsions are particularly useful for nourishing preterm-and term-infants, children, critically ill patients, and cancer patients.

Provided is an oil or fat composition of high diacylglycerol content. Even when used in cooking, the cooked food has a good external appearance without darkening, and retains its inherent flavor. Even when used in cooking after storage under light-exposed conditions, the cooked food is provided with a good external appearance and flavor. The oil or fat composition is obtained by combining, at specific contents, (A) an oil or fat of high diacylglycerol content, said oil or fat having a particular composition, (B) a plant sterol and (C) a plant sterol fatty acid ester.

A shortening system, such as a spray shortening system; for instance, a shortening system containing unhydrogenated or non-hydrogenated vegetable oil, such as a highly unsaturated, non-hydrogenated or unhydrogenated vegetable oil, e.g., soybean oil or canola oil and a minimum or minor amount (e.g., by weight about 3-10%, advantageously about 3-7%, more advantageously about 3-6% or about 3-5% or less than about 6% or less than about 8%) of conserved trans monoglyceride and / or diglyceride, advantageously a monoglyceride or a mono- and diglyceride that is mostly monoglyceride, based on a highly unsaturated ‘oil, such as a highly unsaturated vegetable oil, e.g., canola or soybean oil,’ which has been selectively and partially hydrogenated so as to result in conservation of the geometric isomer of the C18:1 ester, namely the C18:1t or elaidic ester, as well as to methods for making and using such a shortening system, products from the use of such a shortening system, and the monoglyceride and / or diglyceride constituent of the shortening system, and methods for making and uses thereof.

The present invention relates to infant nutrition, in particular to infant nutrition comprising special lipid globules for improvement of the fatty acid composition in brain membranes.

A lipid preparation including a glycerophospholipid or salt, conjugate and derivatives thereof, particularly phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidyl-inositol (PI), phosphatidylglycerol (PG) and phosphatidic acid (PA), and poly-unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) acyl groups, particularly long-chain poly-unsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) acyl groups such as omega-3 and / or omega-6 acyl groups, wherein said PUFA is covalently bound to said glycerophospholipid. The preparation possesses an improved bioactivity, and is useful in the treatment of various cognitive and mental conditions and disorders and for maintenance of normal functions of brain-related systems and processes.

Provided is a fat or oil composition containing the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) 100 parts by weight of a fat or oil containing from 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a monoglycerol monofatty acid ester, from 1 to 64.9 wt. % of a monoglycerol trifatty acid ester, and from 35 to 98.9 wt. % of a monoglycerol difatty acid ester having an unsaturated fatty acid content, in fatty acid components, of from 80 to 100 wt. %; (B) from 0.1 to 3.0 parts by weight of a diglycerol fatty acid ester containing from 40 to 100% of a difatty acid ester having an unsaturated fatty acid content, in the fatty acid components, of from 70 to 100 wt. %; and (C) from 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of an antioxidant.