Patent ID: 6495536
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A23D,A23L,A61K

Abstract:
A fat or oil composition which comprises at least 35 wt. % of a diacylglycerol, the constituent fatty acids of said diacylglycerol satisfying the following equation: (an amount of a cis-form unsaturated fatty acid)/(an amount of a saturated fatty acid+an amount of a trans-form unsaturated fatty acid)&gE;6, wherein the amount of the trans-form unsaturated acid is not greater than 5 wt % based on the constituent fatty acids of said diacylglycerol, and further comprising phytosterol in an amount of not less than 0.05 wt %, wherein administration of an effective amount of the composition to a subject increases the HDL cholesterol level in said subject.