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Cognis IP Management Gmbh

Cognis Deutschland Gmbh & Co. Kg

Franz Timmermann

Peter Horlacher

Juergen Gierke

Rainer Von Kries

Wolfgang Albiez

Andreas Sander

Wolfgang Adams

Jürgen Gierke

Karl-Heinz Ruf

Alois Hofmann

Rolf Gaupp

Compositions in powder form of sterols or stanol esters, and milk powder and/or proteins are disclosed. A process of making the compositions is also disclosed. The suitability of incorporation of the compositions in powder form in food products, for example beverages and milk products, is also disclosed.

Sterol ester powder

Processes for preparing conjugated fatty acid glycerides comprising: (a) isomerizing a fatty acid lower alkyl ester corresponding to the general formula (I) in the presence of a basic catalyst at a temperature of from 100 to 160&#xb0; C., to form a conjugated fatty acid lower alkyl ester:RCO&#x2014;OR&#x2003;&#x2003;(I)wherein RCO represents an acyl radical having from 16 to 22 carbon atoms and at least two carbon-carbon unsaturations and Rrepresents an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and (b) transesterifying the conjugated fatty acid lower alkyl ester with glycerol to form a conjugated fatty acid glyceride, wherein a lower alkanol corresponding to the general formula ROH is formed, wherein Ris as defined above, and the lower alkanol is continuously removed from the transesterification reaction; are described.

Method for producing conjugated linoleic acid glycerides

A process for making synthetic triglycerides involving: (a) providing a reaction component selected from the group consisting of glycerol, a triglyceride, and mixtures thereof; (b) providing a fatty acid mixture containing at least 50% by weight, based on the weight of the fatty acid mixture, of conjugated linoleic acid; (c) providing an inert gas atmosphere; (d) combining the reaction component with the fatty acid mixture, in the inert atmosphere, to form a reaction mixture; and (e) heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of from 180 to 240&deg; C., at a heating rate of from 0.5 to 3 K per minute, thus forming the synthetic triglyceride.

Conjugated linolenic acid-based synthetic triglycerides

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