Patent ID: 7592015
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: A01H,A21D,A23D,A23G,A23K,A23L,A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a food product or a cosmetic product comprising an oil having a high stearic acid and a high oleic acid content, comprising incorporating into a food product or cosmetic product an oil having an oleic acid content of more than 40 wt % and a stearic acid content of more than 12 wt % based on the total fatty acid content of said oil, and wherein a maximum of 10 wt % of the fatty acid groups in the stereospecifically numbered-2 position of the triacylglycerol molecules constituting the oil are saturated fatty acid groups, wherein the oil is extracted from sunflower seeds that are the progeny of a cross between a plant that produces seeds having a stearic acid content of at least 12 wt % based on the total fatty acid content, and a plant that produces seeds having an oleic acid content of at least 40 wt % and a stearoyl-ACP thioesterase activity that is at least 10% of the olcoyl-ACP thioesterase activity.