Abstract: Lipid compositions enriched in unsaturated fatty acid-containing triacylglycerols are made from chicken fat. The method involves solvent fractionation of chicken fat to provide a lipid composition containing enriched monounsaturated fatty acid esters (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acid esters (PUFAs).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2000
Date of Patent:
February 5, 2002
Assignees:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary
of Agriculture, Lipotech, L.L.C.
Inventors:
Thomas A. Foglia, Ki-Teak Lee, Donald D. Brillhart