Fat process and composition
AssigneeLever Brothers Company
InventorsMichael H. Coleman, Alasdair R. Macrae
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Abstract
A process for the interesterification of oils and fats comprising treating said oils and fats with water-soluble microbial lipase enzyme is disclosed.
Claims21
A process for the interesterification of glyceride oil or fat, comprising:
- treating said oil or fat with a water-soluble microbial lipase enzyme under conditions to effect an interesterfication reaction, in the presence of up to 10% water wherein said water-soluble microbial lipase enzyme is adsorbed on an inert, powdered, water-insoluble dispersing agent and recovering from the reaction a glyceride product free from fatty acid and partial glycerides.
A process of modifying the properities of fats and oils comprising selectively interesterifying the glycerides thereof by:
- treating said fat or oil with a water-soluble microbial lipase enzyme, in the presence of up to 10% water, for a time sufficient to effect said interesterification, wherein said enzyme is selectively specific to the 1- and 3-positions of the glycerides and is adsorbed on an inert, powdered, water-insoluble dispersing agent. PG,41
A process for the interesterification of glyceride oil or fat comprising:
- treating said fat or oil, in the presence of a free fatty acid, with a water soluble microbial lipase enzyme, in the presence of up to 10 percent water, for a time sufficient to effect said interesterification, wherein said water soluble enzyme is adsorbed on an inert, powdered, water insoluble dispersing agent.
A process for the preparation of a 1, 3-di-saturated glyceride comprising selectively interesterifying a more highly unsaturated glyceride by treating said glyceride, in the presence of a saturated free fatty acid with a water soluble microbial lipase enzyme, in the presence of up to 10 percent water, for a time sufficient to effect said interesterification, wherein said enzyme is selectively specific to the 1 and 3 positions of the glyceride molecule and is adsorbed on an inert, powdered, water insoluble dispersing agent.
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