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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2010
David W. Plank, Taylors Falls, MN (US);
Daniel J. Lewandowski, Bloomington, MN (US);
Barrie R. Froseth, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jonathan W. Devries, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
David W. Plank, Taylors Falls, MN (US);
Daniel J. Lewandowski, Bloomington, MN (US);
Barrie R. Froseth, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jonathan W. Devries, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention is related to a novel food intermediate containing a phytosteryl esters complex and the method used to create the food intermediate. The food product provides beneficial hypocholesterolemic activity through increased cholesterol-uptake inhibition while simultaneously delivering a food product that is not adversely affected by its inclusion, either in taste or texture or in any undesirable side effects.