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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl W. Lawton, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Robert Nicolosi, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Stephen McCarthy, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23D 9/02 ;
Abstract
A method of producing unsaponifiable rich refined vegetable oils by refining crude vegetable oils with a weak acid salt, e.g., a carbonate salt, to produce a refined vegetable oil and a soapstock is described. The refined oil can be further refined with a strong base to produce unsaponifiable rich concentrates.