Stanol ester composition and production thereof
AssigneeLipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsMarnix P. van Amerongen, Lourus Cornelis Lievense
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Abstract
Stanol fatty acid ester composition comprising at least 85% of stanol (saturated) fatty acid esters in which at least 85% of the fatty acid groups are saturated. Also claimed is a process for the preparation of stanol fatty acid esters, by hardening phytosterol fatty acid or a mixture thereof, or as an alternative, a process for the preparation of stanol fatty acid esters by esterification of phytosterols or a mixture thereof, followed by the hardening of the so obtained phytosterol fatty acid esters.
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Stanol fatty acid ester composition comprising at least 85% of stanol fatty acid esters in which at least 85% of the fatty acid groups are saturated.
Process for the preparation of stanol fatty acid esters, by hardening phytosterol fatty acid esters or a mixture thereof.
Process for the preparation of stanol fatty acid esters by esterification of phytosterols or a mixture thereof, followed by the hardening of the so obtained phytosterol fatty acid esters.
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