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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1990
Filed:
May. 05, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helmut Traitler, Vevey, CH;
Heike Winter, Vevey, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S. A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426580 ; 426601 ; 426801 ;
Abstract
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.