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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2005
Daniel J. Lewandowski, Bloomington, MN (US);
David W. Plank, Taylors Falls, MN (US);
Jonathan W. Devries, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Daniel J. Lewandowski, Bloomington, MN (US);
David W. Plank, Taylors Falls, MN (US);
Jonathan W. Devries, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an assay for determining the levels of sterols, stanols, steryl esters, fatty acid derivatives and combinations thereof in a starch-containing food product. The assay is particularly useful in supporting product health and/or nutritional claims in manufacturing products intended for human or animal consumption. The present invention describes a method for extracting sterols related compounds and uses as an internal standard a steryl ester, preferably cholesteryl oleate. By using the present extraction technique the process enables the recovery of substantially all of the sterol related compound in the sample.