Compositions useful as high temperature media and method of preparing
AssigneeArco Chemical Technology, L.P.
InventorCharles F. Cooper
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Abstract
Compositions useful as high temperature media are disclosed which are blends of fatty acid esters and aliphatic ethers. The fatty acid esters have iodine numbers of at least about 10 and are preferably lipids derived from vegetable, animal, or marine sources. Reduced calorie high temperature cooking compositions suitable for frying applications and exhibiting greatly improved resistance to thermal degradation may be obtained by the use of an esterified alkoxylated polyol as the aliphatic ether component.
Claims21
A composition suitable for use as a high temperature reduced calorie cooking medium comprising:
- (a) from about 10 to 90 weight percent of a fatty acid ester of glycerin having an iodine number of at least about 50;
- and
- (b) from about 10 to 90 weight percent of an esterified alkoxylated polyol;
- wherein the value of ##EQU10## in the composition is at least about 0.05.
A composition suitable for use as a high temperature reduced calorie cooking medium comprising:
- (a) from about 25 to 75 weight percent of a C.sub.12 -C.sub.24 fatty acid triglyceride having an iodine number of at least about 50;
- and
- (b) from about 25 to 75 weight percent of an esterified propoxylated glycerin;
- wherein the value of ##EQU13## in the composition is at least about 0.15.
A method of thermally stabilizing an esterified alkoxylated polyol which comprises forming a mixture of
- (a) from 10 to 90 parts by weight of the esterified alkoxylated polyol;
- and
- (b) 100-X parts by weight of a fatty acid ester of glycerin having an iodine number of at least about 50, wherein X represents the parts by weight of the esterified alkoxylated polyol such that the value of ##EQU14## in the mixture is at least about 0.05.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.