Patent ID: 7919526

Claim:
A parenteral nutrition emulsion composition comprising a structured triglyceride, the structured triglyceride comprising a glycerol backbone having three fatty acid residues esterified thereto, wherein at least one fatty acid residue is selected from the group consisting of C 6 -C 12 fatty acids and active derivatives thereof, and at least one fatty acid residue is selected from the group consisting of C 14 -C 18 fatty acids, C 20 -C 22 fatty acids, and active derivatives thereof, wherein the C 14 -C 18 fatty acids and the C 20 -C 22 fatty acids include ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids, optionally in combination with ω-9 fatty acids, wherein the ω-6 fatty acids and the ω-3 fatty acids are present in the emulsion composition in a ratio of about 7:1 to about 1:1, with the proviso that a C 18 -C 22 ω-3 fatty acid residue is not present on the same glycerol backbone together with gamma linolenic acid or dihomogamma linolenic acid, and further wherein the emulsion composition has a droplet size of less than about 1 μm.