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US 12,582,135 B2Granted
DHA enriched polyunsaturated fatty acid compositions
AssigneeNuseed Nutritional US Inc.
InventorStuart Littler
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Abstract
There is provided a vegetable-based lipid composition comprising high levels of at least three different long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (typically as fatty acid esters). The compositions typically contain DHA as the principal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid. The composition is obtainable from a single source by conventional processing methods, and has improved stability properties.
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A vegetable-based lipid composition comprising:
- (i) a first polyunsaturated fatty acid in an amount of from 50% to 85% by weight of the total fatty acid content of the composition, wherein the first polyunsaturated fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of docosahexaeneoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA);
- (ii) α-linolenic acid (ALA) in an amount of from 10% to 90% by weight of the first polyunsaturated fatty acid;
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- (iii) a third polyunsaturated fatty acid in an amount of from 10% to 70% by weight of the ALA, wherein the third polyunsaturated fatty acid is eicosatetraenoic acid (20:4n-3) (ETA) or docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-3) (DPA);
- wherein the total amount of all other fatty acids in the composition is up to 20% by weight of the total fatty acid content of the composition, and wherein each of the other fatty acids, the ALA, the first, and the third polyunsaturated fatty acids is independently provided in the form of a fatty acid ethyl ester or a salt of a fatty acid ethyl ester.
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