Process for protecting a fat against oxidation
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsRobert Aeschbach, Hans-Juergen Wille
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Abstract
Antioxidant principles are concentrated in a fat by mixing the fat with a vegetable material containing phenolic antioxidants at an elevated temperature to obtain a mixture. The mixture is pressed under a pressure of at least 40 bar to obtain a fat concentrated with antioxidant principles, which may be added to a fat-containing food to protect the food from oxidation.
Claims16
A process for concentrating antioxidant principles in a fat comprising mixing a fat, water and a vegetable material containing phenolic antioxidants at an elevated temperature to obtain a mixture, wherein the water is present in the mixture in an amount of 10% to.20% by weight based upon the weight of the vegetable material, and pressing the mixture under a pressure of at least 40 bar to obtain a fat concentrated with antioxidant principles.
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