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US 8,178,707 B2Granted
Co-precipitated salts of fatty acids
AssigneeJost Chemical Co.
InventorsJohn Gleason, Douglas Jost, Philip H. Merrell, Doug Caskey
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Abstract
A co-salt of a polyunsaturated fatty acid and a non-fatty acid is formed as a precipitate. The co-salt formed is free flowing and does not tend to agglomerate (cake) in storage. The resultant co-salt product will be easy to blend with other products to produce dietary supplements. These novel co-salt products may also tablet very well and may be added to current dietary supplement tablets.
Claims14
A co-salt comprised of at least a polyunsaturated fatty acid anion and at least one co-anion;
- said co-anion being an anion which is not a fatty acid anion;
- said co-salt further comprising at least one cation which is ionically bonded with said polyunsaturated fatty acid anion and said at least one co-anion to define a fatty acid salt component of the co-salt and a co-anion salt component of the co-salt;
- said at least one co-anion is chosen from the group consisting of a citrate, a phosphate, and combinations thereof;
- said cation being chosen from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, and combinations thereof;
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- said fatty acid anion comprising at least one omega-3 fatty acid and/or at least one omega-6 fatty acid.
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