Back to results
US 8,702,819 B2Granted
Oil composition and method of recovering the same
AssigneePOET Research, Inc.
InventorJason Bootsma
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to oil compositions and methods of producing such oil compositions. More particularly, the present invention relates to an oil composition recovered from a fermentation product as well as methods of recovering such oil compositions for use in various processes such as bio-diesel production as well as in various edible applications.
Claims21
A corn oil composition comprising corn oil characterized by:
- a free fatty acid content of no greater than 5% w/w based on the total weight of the composition;
- an iodine value of not greater than 125;
- a combined moisture and insoluble content of no greater than 1% w/w based on the total weight of the composition;
- and
- a further component selected from the group consisting of:
- a lutein content of at least 50 mcg/g,
- a cis-lutein/zeaxanthin content of at least 10 mcg/g,
- an alpha-cryptoxanthin content of at least 5 mcg/g,
- a beta-cryptoxanthin content of at least 5 mcg/g,
- an alpha-carotene content of at least 0.5 mcg/g, and
- a cis-beta-carotene content of at least 0.1 mcg/g.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.