Patent ID: 6020020
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A21D,A23D,A23G,A23L,C11B,C11C,C12P

Abstract:
A blend of triglycerides wherein the blend displays a solid fat content (NMR-pulse; not stabilized) of 0-85 at 5.degree. C. and <30 at 35.degree. C., said blend of triglycerides comprising:(a) 0.3-95 wt % of a fish oil concentrate of glycerides with:(i) at least 40 wt of w-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, comprising at least DHA and EPA (ie: C.sub.22:6 and C.sub.20:5 respectively).(ii) less than 20 wt % of total saturated fatty acid with 14-18 C-atoms,(iii) less than 15 wt % of C.sub.18:1 -fatty acid,(iv) less than 12 wt % of C.sub.16:1 -fatty acid, and(v) the weight ratio of DHA to EPA being in the range of 0.05-3.0,(b) 99.7-5 wt % of a complementary fat, having a solid fat index at 10.degree. C. (N.sub.10) that is either at least 5% more or at least 5% less than the N.sub.10 of said concentrate.