Cooking oils and food products comprising estolides
AssigneeBiosynthetic Technologies, LLC
InventorJeremy FOREST
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Abstract
Cooking and frying oils comprising estolide compounds are described. Also described are methods of making food products comprising cooking or otherwise preparing at least one article of food with a composition comprising at least one estolide compound.
Claims36
A method of preparing a food product, comprising cooking an article of food in a composition comprising at least one estolide compound selected from compounds of Formula I:
- wherein
- x is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20;
- y is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20;
- n is an integer greater than or equal to 0;
- R1 is an optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched;
- and
- R2 is selected from hydrogen and an optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched,
- wherein each fatty acid chain residue of said at least one estolide compound is independently optionally substituted.
A method of preparing a food product, comprising cooking an article of food in a composition comprising at least one estolide compound selected from compounds of Formula I, Formula II, and/or Formula III.
A food product, wherein said food product is prepared by a process that including cooking an article of food in a composition comprising at least one estolide compound selected from compounds of Formula I, Formula II, and/or Formula III.
A food product containing a composition comprising at least one estolide compound selected from compounds of Formula I, Formula II, and/or Formula III.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.