Patent ID: 6126960
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: A23F,A23L,A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
An oral composition having enhanced mouthfeel comprising acylglycerol compounds having substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 attached at the positions of the OH.sup.- groups of a glycerol backbone; wherein:a) R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acids having from 16 carbon atoms to 22 carbon atoms: wherein at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of conjugated linoleic acid, conjugated linolenic acid, and conjugated arachidonic acid; andb) R.sub.3, is selected from the group consisting of R.sub.1, OH, PO.sub.3 HR.sub.4, and C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 carboxylic acids;wherein R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of OH, choline, inositol, serine, and ethanolamine;and wherein the oral composition comprises less than about 1% of free conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acids and monoacylglycerol compounds.