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Compositions containing novel solid, nondigestible, fat-like compounds
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1987-04-10
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Granted: 1989-01-10
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Expires: 2007-04-10
Abstract
Abstract Plastic shortening and other food compositions which comprise an edible oil and a fatty acid ester of sucrose wherein the fatty acid groups consist essentially of short chain fatty acid radicals containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and long chain fatty acid radicals containing from 20 to 24 carbon atoms in a molar ratio of short chain:long chain radicals of 5:3 to 3:5, the said esters having a degree of esterification of about 7 to 8. The edible oil can be a triglyceride oil or a nondigestible oil.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald J. Jandacek
- 👤 James C. Letton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:26
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07H; C07H13/00; C07H13/02; C07H13/04; C07H13/06; A; A23; A23D; A23D9/00; A23D9/007; A23D9/013; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A shortening composition comprising from about 75% to about 90% of an edible oil having a complete melting point below about 37° C. and from about 10% to about 25% of a solid polyester of sucrose wherein the ester groups consist essentially of a mixture of short chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and long chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 20 to 24 carbon atoms in a molar ratio of short chain to long chain fatty acid radicals of from about 3:5 to about 4:4, and wherein the degree of esterification is from about 7 to about 8.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A shortening composition comprising from about 75% to about 90% of an edible oil having a complete melting point below about 37° C. and from about 10% to about 25% of a solid polyester of sucrose wherein the ester groups consist essentially of a mixture of short chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and long chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 20 to 24 carbon atoms in a molar ratio of short chain to long chain fatty acid radicals of from about 3:5 to about 4:4, and wherein the degree of esterification is from about 7 to about 8.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the edible oil is a triglyceride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the short chain acid radicals of the solid polyester of sucrose contain from 6 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein the long chain acid radical is behenate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the solid polyester of sucrose is tetracaprylyl tetrabehenate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the edible oil is a non-digestible oil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the short chain acid radicals of the solid polyester of sucrose contain from 6 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein the long chain acid radical is behenate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
The composition of claims 5 and 6 wherein the nondigestible edible oil is a polyol fatty acid polyester having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, wherein the polyol is selected from the group consisting of sugars and sugar alcohols containing from 4 to 8 hydroxyl groups and wherein each fatty acid group has from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein the edible oil is a fatty acid polyester of sucrose.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the solid polyester of sucrose is tetracaprylyl tetrabehenate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the solid polyester of sucrose is tetracaprylyl tetrabehenate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
A food composition comprising nonfat ingredients and fat ingredients, wherein the fat ingredients comprise: (a) a nondigestible oil having a complete melting point below about 37° C.; and (b) a solid polyester of sucrose wherein the ester groups consist essentially of a mixture of short chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and long chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 20 to 24 carbon atoms in a molar ratio of short chain to long chain fatty acid radicals of from about 3:5 to about 4:4, and wherein the degree of esterification is from about 7 to about 8; the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being from about 3:1 to 9:1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
117 words
A food composition comprising nonfat ingredients and fat ingredients, wherein the fat ingredients comprise: (a) a nondigestible oil having a complete melting point below about 37° C.; and (b) a solid polyester of sucrose wherein the ester groups consist essentially of a mixture of short chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and long chain saturated fatty acid radicals containing from 20 to 24 carbon atoms in a molar ratio of short chain to long chain fatty acid radicals of from about 3:5 to about 4:4, and wherein the degree of esterification is from about 7 to about 8; the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being from about 3:1 to 9:1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein the short chain acid radicals of the solid polyester of sucrose contain from 6 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein the long chain acid radical is behenate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
60 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein the nondigestible edible oil is a polyol fatty acid polyester having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, wherein the polyol is selected from the group consisting of sugars and sugar alcohols containing from 4 to 8 hydroxyl groups and wherein each fatty acid group has from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 13 wherein the nondigestible oil is a fatty acid polyester of sucrose.
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