Food supplements comprising, as a health component, sargahydroquinoic acid or derivative thereof
AssigneeLoders Croklaan USA LLC
InventorsScott Sinclair Barclay, John Anthony Bosley, Frederick William Cain, Claudia Koenen, Julia Sarah Rogers, Ulrike Schmid
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Abstract
The invention concerns blends of a hydroquinone substituted poly unsaturated fatty acid (as present in Kombo nut oil) or a derivative thereof, which blends comprised: (i) 0.1-99.9 wt % of the substituted acid (ii) 0-99.8 wt % of Kombo butter glycerides (iii) 0.1-99.9 wt % of other triglycerides Food products and food supplements comprising such hydroquinone substituted acids are also part of the invention. The substituted acids display many useful health benefits.
Claims9
A food supplement consisting essentially of an isolated hydroquinone substituted polyunsaturated fatty acid, obtained from kombo nut oil or a food acceptable derivative of said acid selected from the group consisting of a C1 to C32 acid ester or alcohol ester of said acid and food acceptable salts of said acid, said supplement being in the form of a powder, granules or an encapsulate and wherein the acid or derivative of said acid is present in an amount of 2 to 95 wt % of said supplement.
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