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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1992
Ryoji Ohgake, Yachimatamachi, JP;
Mitsuo Okada, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Takashima, Yokohama, JP;
Toshishige Kurosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kurosawa, Sakai, JP;
Seiji Oda, Ashiya, JP;
Niro Takemasa, Kobe, JP;
Kousaku Okamura, Kobe, JP;
Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., , JP;
Ikari Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A method for preserving the degree of freshness of poultry shell eggs is disclosed which comprises spraying the surface of a shell egg with an effective amount of a composition comprising a triglyceride of saturated fatty acids (I) of the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different, linear aliphatic hydrocarbon groups containing from 5 to 21 carbon atoms, and as an essential ingredient, a fatty acid (II) containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight on the basis of the total weight of the composition.