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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kalyana Sundram, Selangor, MY;
Daniel Perlman, Arlington, MA (US);
Kenneth C Hayes, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-2 ; 426607 ;
Abstract
An oxidation-resistant food shortening which includes a blended vegetable fat composition having between 50% and 95% by weight palm fat and between 5% and 50% corn oil. Also, described is a method of increasing the polyunsaturated fatty acid content of a palm fat-containing shortening while minimizing the loss in oxidative stability of the shortening, wherein the palm fat is supplemented with between approximately 5% and 100% by weight corn oil.