IP Library Granted Patent US 8,541,043
Granted Patent B2
US 8,541,043 · App. 12/486,911 · Granted Sep 24, 2013

Fat containing edible emulsions with iron and zinc

Inventors: Gijsbert Michiel Peter van Kempen (Vlaardingen, NL); Krassimir Petkov Velikov (Vlaardingen, NL); Robert Marinus Verseput (Vlaardingen, NL)
Assignee: Conopco Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,541,043
App. No.
12/486,911
Granted
Sep 24, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Edible emulsion comprising 5 to 85 wt % fat and between 0.003 wt % and 0.7 wt % of iron and between 0.002 wt % and 0.3 wt % of zinc.

Claims (10)

1. Edible emulsion comprising an aqueous phase and 5 to 85 wt % fat and between 0.003 wt % and 0.7 wt % of iron and between 0.002 wt % and 0.3 wt % of zinc, wherein the emulsion is fat continuous and has a dispersed aqueous phase, the droplet size distribution D3,3 of the dispersed aqueous phase being less than 20 μm.

2. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the amount of iron is from 0.02 wt % to 0.35 wt %.

3. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein amount of zinc is from 0.02 wt % to 0.15 wt %.

4. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the amount of fat is between 20 and 70 wt %.

5. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the amount of fat is from 25 to 60 wt.

6. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the amount of eicosapentaenoic and/or docosahexaenoic acid fatty acids is 0.5 to 25 wt % on fat level.

7. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein no protein is present.

8. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the amount of fat is 30-40 wt %.

9. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the droplet size distribution D3, 3 of the dispersed aqueous phase is less than 8 μm.

10. Edible emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the droplet size distribution D3, 3 of the dispersed aqueous phase is less than 4 μm.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 15, 2020
From: UPFIELD US INC.
To: UPFIELD EUROPE B.V.
Reel/Frame 052938/0715 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 27, 2018
From: UNILEVER BCS US INC.
To: UPFIELD US INC.
Reel/Frame 047158/0449 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2017
From: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
To: UNILEVER BCS US, INC.
Reel/Frame 042166/0596 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: VAN KEMPEN, GIJSBERT MICHIEL PETER; VELIKOV, KRASSIMIR PETKOV; VERSEPUT, ROBERT MARINUS
To: CONOPCO, INC. D/B/A UNILEVER
Reel/Frame 023161/0283 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 08158543 · Jun 19, 2008 · regional
Continuity (1)
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