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US4199611A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cacao butter substitute

Assignee: Adeka Corp
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Filing: 1978-08-30
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Granted: 1980-04-22
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Expires: 1998-08-30
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Abstract

Abstract A cacao butter substitute comprising a triglyceride composition wherein the saturated fatty acid radicals comprise substantially palmitic acid radical, stearic acid radical and arachidic acid radical and the molar proportion of the arachidic acid radical to the total saturated fatty acid radicals is 4 to 15 molar % and that of the palmitic acid radicals is 10 to 65 molar % and that of the stearic acid radicals is 20 to 86 molar %; the unsaturated fatty acid radicals comprise substantially oleic acid radical and linoleic acid radical and the molar proportion of linoleic acid radical to the total unsaturated fatty acid radicals is less than 20 molar %; and the proportions of the glycerides are as follows, based on the total triglyceride components: 1 to 5 molar % of trisaturated triglycerides, 50 to 80 molar % of beta -unsaturated- alpha , alpha '-disaturated triglycerides, less than 5 molar % of alpha - or alpha '-unsaturated-disaturated triglycerides, 15 to 50 molar % alpha - or alpha '-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, less than 5 molar % beta -saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides and less than 6 molar % triunsaturated triglycerides.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasuo Toyoshima
  • 👤 Tadasu Ito
  • 👤 Shouji Maruzeni
  • 👤 Nozomi Yasuda
  • 👤 Kimio Terada

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 19:08
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G1/00; A23G1/30; A23G1/32; A23G1/36; A23G1/38; A23D; A23D9/00; A23G1/56; A23G2200/00; A23G2200/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
A cacao butter substitute consisting essentially of a mixture of triglycerides of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids wherein the saturated fatty acids consist essentially of palmitic acid, stearic acid and arachidic acid with the proviso that the amount of arachidic acid moiety is from 4 to 15 molar %, the amount of palmitic acid moiety is from 10 to 65 molar % and the amount of stearic acid moiety is from 20 to 86 molar % based on the total saturated fatty acid moieties, wherein the unsaturated fatty acids consist essentially of oleic acid and linoleic acid with the proviso that the amount of linoleic acid moiety is less than 20 molar % based on the total unsaturated fatty acid moieties, and wherein the proportions of the triglycerides are as follows, based on the total triglycerides: 1 to 5 molar % of trisaturated triglycerides, 50 to 80 molar % of β-unsaturated-α, α'-disaturated triglycerides, zero to less than 5 molar % of α or α'-unsaturated-disaturated triglycerides, 15 to 50 molar % of α or α'-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, zero to less than 5 molar % of β-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, and zero to less than 6 molar % of triunsaturated-triglycerides.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
A cacao butter substitute consisting essentially of a mixture of triglycerides of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids wherein the saturated fatty acids consist essentially of palmitic acid, stearic acid and arachidic acid with the proviso that the amount of arachidic acid moiety is from 4 to 15 molar %, the amount of palmitic acid moiety is from 10 to 65 molar % and the amount of stearic acid moiety is from 20 to 86 molar % based on the total saturated fatty acid moieties, wherein the unsaturated fatty acids consist essentially of oleic acid and linoleic acid with the proviso that the amount of linoleic acid moiety is less than 20 molar % based on the total unsaturated fatty acid moieties, and wherein the proportions of the triglycerides are as follows, based on the total triglycerides: 1 to 5 molar % of trisaturated triglycerides, 50 to 80 molar % of β-unsaturated-α, α'-disaturated triglycerides, zero to less than 5 molar % of α or α'-unsaturated-disaturated triglycerides, 15 to 50 molar % of α or α'-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, zero to less than 5 molar % of β-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, and zero to less than 6 molar % of triunsaturated-triglycerides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 83 words
A cacao butter substitute according to claim 1 in which the proportions of the triglycerides are as follows, based on the total triglycerides: 1 to 3 molar % of trisaturated triglycerides, 55to 75 molar % of β-unsaturated-α, α'-disaturated triglycerides, zero to less than 3 molar % of α- or α'- unsaturated-disaturated triglycerides, 25 to 45 molar % of α- or α'-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, zero to less than 3 molar % of β-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, and zero to less than 4 molar % of tri-unsaturated triglycerides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A cacao butter substitute according to claim 1, in which the amount of β-oleodipalmitotriglyceride is less than 20 molar %, based on the total β-unsaturated-α, α'-disaturated triglycerides.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-04-22 1983-10-22 1984-04-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-04-22 1987-10-22 1988-04-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-04-22 1991-10-22 1992-04-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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