US 10,327,452 B2 · Preparation and composition of medium chain triglycerides containing substantial amount of lauric acid

Abstract

The present invention pertains to an efficient and large-scale process to produce a medium-chain triglyceride composition with >95% content for C8 (caprylic acid), C10 (capric acid) and C12 (lauric acid), with the content of lauric acid at about 5% or more. The process involves fractionation of fatty acid methyl esters, which are mainly derived from coconut or palm kernel, their esterification to glycerol to synthesize medium-chain triglycerides, and refining them to significantly increase purity and make them fit for human consumption. Such composition can have important uses in food and its preparation, health supplements, cosmetics, and medicine, among others.

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Dependent claims

A composition of medium-chain triglycerides comprising 5-45% C8 (caprylic acid), 25-31% C10 (capric acid), and at least 5-20% C12 (lauric acid), with less than 5% of the content being of other fatty acids.

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Facts

Application

15/324,298Filed 25 Jul 2014

Priority

PH 1-2014-00019510 Jul 2014

Published

US 2017/0172170 A122 Jun 2017

Granted

25 Jun 2019

Term ends

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Classification16 codes

A23D 9/04
Characterised by the production or working-up: working-up
A23D 9/00
Edible oils or fats: other edible oils or fats
A23L 29/20
Foods or foodstuffs containing additives ; Preparation or treatment thereof: containing gelling or thickening agents
A61K 31/20
Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid: having a carboxyl group bound to a chain of seven or more carbon atoms, e.g. stearic, palmitic, arachidic acids

Preparation and composition of medium chain triglycerides containing substantial amount of lauric acid

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Preparation and composition of medium chain triglycerides containing substantial amount of lauric acid

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Abstract

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