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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Inventors:
Stefaan Van dyck, Brasschaat, BE;
Bart Vennekens, Laakdal, BE;
Bruno Coppens, Heist-op-den-berg, BE;
Filip Nuyens, Geel, BE;
Assignee:
Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/16 (2006.01); A23J 7/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A23L 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/164 (2013.01); A23J 7/00 (2013.01); A23K 1/1826 (2013.01); A23L 1/3006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A specific lecithin composition comprising phospholipids and lysophospholipids is described that can be used as an animal feed additive for the improvement of digestibility parameters and consequently gut health and animal performance. In addition, the mixture possesses useful biological and chemical properties that can be utilized in the animal feed and human food industries. The composition is chemically characterized by means of HPLC-ELSD, HPLC-MS/MS andP-NMR and its biological functionalities are fully described.