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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
German A. Valcarce, RA-1425 Buenos Aires, AR;
Alejo Itzkovici, RA-1425 Buenos Aires, AR;
Joseph B. Harris, Pullman, WA (US);
Jorge Florin-Christensen, Pullman, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for changing the composition of a cholesterol-containing foodstuff. The methods comprise the step of culturing a member of the family Tetrahymenidae in a liquid, cholesterol-containing foodstuff under conditions that enable one or more (or all) of the following changes in the composition of the foodstuff: (a) reduction in the level of cholesterol in the treated foodstuff; (b) reduction in the level of saturated fatty acids in the treated foodstuff; (c) increase in the level of unsaturated fatty acids in the treated foodstuff; (d) increase in the level of at least one vitamin D precursor in the treated foodstuff and (e) reduction in the level of at least one protein in the treated foodstuff. The foodstuff can be a dairy product, such as milk or egg yolk.