Method of stabilizing an .omega.-3 unsaturated fatty acid compound
AssigneeMaruha Corporation
InventorsKazuo Miyashita, Toru Ota, Suguru Okazaki, Masazumi Nishikawa, Kazuaki Maruyama
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Abstract
A method of stabilizing .omega.-3 unsaturated fatty acid compounds comprising dispersing one or more compounds selected from a group consisting of an .omega.-3 unsaturated fatty acid, its derivative and an oil and fat containing the .omega.-3 unsaturated fatty acid or the derivative in an aqueous solution, is presented. .omega.-3 Unsaturated fatty acids such as DHA and EPA which have been regarded as unstable can be kept under stable conditions.
Claims8
A method of oxidatively stabilizing omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid compounds comprising dispersing one or more omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid compounds selected from the group consisting of an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid, an acid derivative thereof and an oil or fat containing an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid or acid derivative thereof in an aqueous solution without the use of an exogenously added emulsifier.
A comestible or pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more oxidatively stabilized compounds selected from the group consisting of an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid, an acid derivative thereof and an oil or fat containing an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid or acid derivative thereof, wherein said compound(s) is/are dispersed in an aqueous solution without the use of an exogenously added emulsifier, so that said compound(s) is/are oxidatively stabilized.
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