Nestec S.a.

Heike Winter

Helmut Traitler

Reduced calorie animal food compositions are prepared by incorporating into a fat-containing food a caloric moderator selected from the group of 2,3-butanediol diesters of C.sub.16-14 22 fatty acids.

Process for making reduced-calorie animal foods

Food compositions are prepared by incorporating in a food a diester or triester of fatty acids and an aliphatic C.sub.4-5 diol or triol having secondary alcohol functions. Fried foods may be prepared by frying the food in the presence of the diester or triester.

Hypocaloric food composition

Cosmetic and dermatological compositions containing from 1% to 30% by weight of an oil extracted from pips of Ribes genus fruits containing at least 4% by weight of .gamma.-linolenic acid are provided. The oil is substantially free from waxes, odorous compounds, colorings and free fatty acids.

Cosmetic and dermatological compositions containing .gamma.-linolenic

Medicament compositions containing from 5% to 80% by weight of an oil extracted from pips of Ribes genus fruits containing at least 4% by weight of .gamma.-linolenic acid are provided. The oil is substantially free from waxes, odorous compounds, colorings and free fatty acids.

Medicaments containing of linolenic acid

Food compositions having an added .gamma.-linolenic acid component are provided for human and animal nutrition. The supplemented foods contain an oil extracted from pips of Ribes genus fruits containing at least 4% by weight of .gamma.-linolenic acid. The oil is substantially free from waxes, odorous compounds, colorings and free fatty acids.

Nutritive compositions containing fatty substances

The oil of pips of fruits of the Ribes genus is an abundant, cheap source of .gamma.-linolenic acid. It is extracted using solvents from dried and ground residues from the production of juices, preserves and jellies or brandies, liqueurs and schnapps of fruits, such as blackcurrant, redcurrant or gooseberry. According to a preferred embodiment, the residues are treated with ethanol before being extracted with hexane in order to free the oil from most of the free fatty acids, waxes, colorings and odorous compounds. The refined oil is a valuable ingredient in cosmetic, dermatological, dietetic and pharmaceutical compositions.

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Vevey, Switzerland

Heike Winter