Long chain diol diesters as low calorie fat mimetics
AssigneeNabisco Brands, Inc.
InventorsLawrence P. Klemann, John W. Finley, Anthony Scimone
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Abstract
Long chain diol diesters, notably 11- to 30- carbon aliphatic chains having two vicinal fatty acid esters or dicarboxylate-extended fatty acid esters, or two fatty acid esters of dicarboxylate-extended fatty acid esters separated by one or two methylene groups, attached to one end of the chain, are edible, preferably partially digestible, fat replacements for foods.
Claims54
An edible composition comprising, in addition to other edible materials, an edible fat mimetic compound of the formula ##STR6## where A is an aliphatic chain having 7 to 28 carbon atoms,
- n=0 to 2, and
- F.sub.1 and F.sub.2 are aliphatic groups having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
An edible fat-containing composition comprising, in addition to other edible materials, 11- to 30-carbon aliphatic chains having two vicinal fatty acid ester groups positioned at one terminus, in full or partial replacement of said fat.
An edible, fat-containing composition, comprising, in addition to other edible materials, C.sub.11 to C.sub.30 diol fatty acid diesters as full or partial fat replacements.
A fat-containing food composition comprising food ingredients and 1,2-dodecane, 1,2-tetradecane, or 1,2-hexadecane diol fatty acid diesters as full or partial fat replacements.
A process for making a fat-containing food composition comprising synthesizing an edible fat product by reacting a diol having 11 to 30 carbons with a fatty acid or a fatty acid derivative selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid, a fatty acid chloride, or a fatty acid methyl ester, admixing the ester thereby produced with a triglyceride oil or another fat mimetic, and incorporating the ester mixture in full or partial replacement of said fat ingredient.
A method for reducing the available calories in a food composition having an edible oil component, which method consists of replacing at least a substantial portion of the edible oil with a C.sub.11 to C.sub.30 diol fatty acid diester.
A method of preparing a food composition containing an edible fat ingredient comprising incorporating a compound of the formula ##STR7## where A is an aliphatic chain having 7 to 28 carbon atoms,
- n=0 to 2, and
- F.sub.1 and F.sub.2 are aliphatic groups having 1 to 30 carbon atoms,
- in full or partial replacement of said edible fat ingredient.
In a food composition having a digestible fat ingredient, an improvement wherein at least a portion of said digestible fat ingredient is replaced by a C.sub.11 to C.sub.20 diol terminally esterified fatty acid diester.
A food composition comprising, in addition to other edible materials, the fatty acid diesters of a terminally esterified C.sub.11 to C.sub.30 diol as a low calorie fat ingredient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.