Claims
- 1. A nutrient comprising triglyceride(s) comprising at least one triglyceride having a fatty acid of C.sub.8 to C.sub.14 at the 2-position of the triglyceride and identical unsaturated fatty acids of C.sub.18 or higher at both the 1- and 3-positions thereof, said at least one triglyceride having identical unsaturated fatty acids at both the 1- and 3-positions thereof being present in said nutrient in a proportion sufficient to improve digestibility and reduce acosmia.
- 2. A nutrient according to claim 1 wherein said fatty acid at the 2-position of said triglyceride is a fatty acid of C.sub.8 to C.sub.12.
- 3. A nutrient according to claim 1 wherein the unsaturated fatty acid at both the 1- and 3-positions of said triglyceride is a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of linolic acid and linolenic acid.
- 4. A nutrient according to claim 1 wherein said unsaturated fatty acid at both the 1- and 3-positions of said triglyceride is a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid.
- 5. A nutrient according to claim 1, in a pharmacologically acceptable form for use as an oral or intravascular nutrient.
- 6. A nutrient according to claim 1, in the form of a pharmacologically acceptable emulsion for use for intravenous injection.
- 7. The nutrient according to claim 1, produced by subjecting a triglyceride having a fatty acid chain of C.sub.8 to C.sub.14 at the 2-position to an ester exchange reaction in the presence of an unsaturated fatty acid having 18 or more carbon atoms, its alcohol ester, triglyceride, or salt and a lipase giving a specificity at both the 1- and 3-positions.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/488,533 filed Feb. 29, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/103,142 filed Oct. 1, 1987, now abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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