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US 4,906,412 AGranted
Stabilization of lauric fats and oils
AssigneeDurkee Industrial Foods Corp.
InventorsRichard J. Zielinski, Daniel A. Ebner
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Abstract
An improved process for the treatment of lauric fats and oils to reduce or prevent both hydrolytic and oxidative rancidity comprising adding to said fat or oil a sequestering amount of citric acid, and with said citric acid lecithin in the amount of at least about 30 ppm (parts per million) based on the weight of the fat or oil.
Claims17
A process for reducing or preventing both hydrolytic and oxidative rancidity in lauric fats and oils comprising the steps of adding to said fat or oil
- (a) a sequestering amount of citric acid;
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- (b) lecithin in an amount effective to provide at least about 30 parts per million active phospholipids based on the weight of fat or oil said amount being less than about 300 parts per million.
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