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US7517545: Reduced-calorie fats containing behenic acid and process of making thereof

The invention relates to a reduced calorie fat and a process for the preparation of a reduced calorie fat, which includes esterification of edible oils with a source of behenic acid in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature in the range of about 250 C to 1500 C for at least about 0.5 hours, and then recovering and purifying the reduced calorie fat using conventional methods.

Filing Date: 03-08-2028

Issue Date: 09-04-2014

Applicant: CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT)

Patent No: US7517545

Application No: 10/649742

Inventor(s): Kaimal, Thengumpillil N. B. (Andhra Pradesh, In); Kanjilal, Sanjit (Andhra Pradesh, In); Prasad, Raghapudi B. N. (Andhra, In)

IPC Classification: C12P 7/62 (20060101), A23D 7/00 (20060101), C12P 7/64 (20060101)

Country: United States of America

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