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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:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon D Gruetzmacher, Noank, CT (US);
Jeffrey W Raggon, Uncasville, CT (US);
Bishop Wlodecki, Preston, CT (US);
Assignee:
Cultor Ltd., Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426611 ; 426804 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a low calorie fat substitute comprising a sorbitol fatty acid ester with a degree of substitution of about five fatty acid groups. Foodstuffs containing the sorbitol ester are also disclosed. Processes for preparing the sorbitol fatty acid esters are also disclosed.