US 2014/0154377 A1 · OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS COMPRISING A POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

Abstract

The present invention relates to stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, an emulsifier, water, a metal chelating agent, and an antioxidant, and processes for preparing the stable oil-in-water emulsions. The stable oil-in-water emulsions are substantially free from coalescence, flocculation, Ostwald ripening, and creaming, for a period of at least five months at a temperature of about 4° C.

Claims36

Dependent claims

An oil-in-water emulsion comprising:

a) an oil containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid;
b) an emulsifier;
c) water;
d) a metal chelating agent;
and
e) an antioxidant;
wherein the metal chelating agent is present in an amount from about 3% to about 20% by weight of the emulsion and wherein the antioxidant is present in an amount from about 2% to about 20% by weight of the emulsion.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/009,919Filed 2 Apr 2012

Priority

4 Apr 2011

Published

5 Jun 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

A23L 2/52
Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor ; Preparation or treatment thereof: adding ingredients
A23B 20/10
Preservation of edible oils or fats: preservation of edible oil or fat compositions containing an aqueous phase, e.g. margarines
A23C 9/1528
Containing additives: fatty acids; Mono- or diglycerides; Petroleum jelly; Paraffine; Phospholipids; Derivatives thereof
A23D 7/003
Edible oil or fat compositions containing an aqueous phase, e.g. margarines: compositions other than spreads

Oil-in-water emulsions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and methods of making the same

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Oil-in-water emulsions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and methods of making the same

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Abstract

Claims36