The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Junkaun Wang, Lausanne, CH;
Raymond Bertholet, Blonay, CH;
Nestac S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A stabilized lipid composition of randomly interesterified triacylglycerols (TAGs) that includes, by weight of fatty acid components, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) having at least 20 carbon atoms and a degree of unsaturation of at least 4 and being present in a nutritionally beneficial amount but less than 5% by weight; and medium-chain saturated fatty acids (MC-SFAs) having six to fourteen carbon atoms and being present to promote absorption of the LC-PUFAs. The LC-PUFAs are mono-LC-PUFAs. Also, a nutritional product or infant food product that contains the lipid composition as a portion of the lipids therein, and methods to make such compositions and products.