Claims
- 1. A nondigestible fat composition useful as a replacement for triglyceride fats or oils in foods, which composition has a Solid Fat Content profile slope between 70.degree. F. and 98.6.degree. F. of from 0 to about -0.75 % solids/.degree.F. and which composition comprises:
- A. a liquid nondigestible oil having a complete melting point below about 37.degree. C.; and
- B. nondigestible solid particles of polyol polyester material dispersed in said oil in an amount sufficient to control passive oil loss upon ingestion of said composition, said nondigestible solid particles having a complete melting point above about 37.degree. C. and a thickness of about 1 micron or less, wherein the ester groups forming said polyol polyester material consist essentially of
- (i) at least about 15% ester groups formed from C.sub.20 -C.sub.26 long chain saturated fatty acid radicals, and
- (ii) other ester groups formed from fatty or other organic acid radicals which are dissimilar to said long chain saturated fatty acid radicals;
- the molar ratio of said dissimilar radicals to said long chain saturated fatty add radicals ranging from about 0.1:7.9 to about 3:5, provided further that said dissimilar radicals not consist solely of C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 short chain saturated fatty acid radicals, C.sub.12 or higher long chain unsaturated fatty acid radicals, or a combination of said short chain saturated or said long chain unsaturated fatty acid radicals.
- 2. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 1 which comprises from about 60% to about 99% liquid nondigestible oil and from about 1% to about 40% solid polyol polyester particles.
- 3. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 2 wherein in the polyol polyester material forming the solid particles the molar ratio of dissimilar acid radicals to long chain saturated fatty acid radicals ranges from about 0.5:7.5 to about 2:6.
- 4. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 3 wherein in the nondigestible particles the solid polyol polyester material contains at least about 30% of said long chain saturated fatty acid radicals.
- 5. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 4 wherein in the nondigestible particles the polyol moiety of the solid polyol polyester material is derived from a sugar or sugar alcohol having from 6 to 8 hydroxy groups and wherein said particles have a thickness of 0.1 micron or less.
- 6. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 5 wherein the liquid nondigestible oil is a liquid sucrose fatty acid polyester.
- 7. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 6 wherein in the nondigestible particles the polyol moiety of the solid polyol polyester material is derived from sucrose and wherein said solid polyol polyester material contains at least about 50% long chain saturated fatty acid radicals.
- 8. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 7 having a Solid Fat Content profile slope between 70.degree. F. and 98.6.degree. F. of from 0 to about -0.5 % solids/.degree.F.
- 9. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 8 wherein in the polyol polyester material forming the nondigestible particles the long chain saturated fatty acid radicals consist essentially of behenic acid radicals.
- 10. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 9 wherein in the polyol polyester material forming the nondigestible particles the dissimilar acid radicals are selected from benzoic, toluic, aminobenzoic, aminomethylbenzoic, hydroxybenzoic, vanillic, salicylic, anisic, acetylmandelic, chlorobenzoic, dichlorobenzoic, bromobenzoic, fluorobenzoic, acetylbenzoic, cumic, phenylbenzoic, nicotinic, fluorene carboxlylic, indole carboxylic, methyl stearic, isobutyric, isovaleric, tricontanoic, tricontenoic, cyclobutane carboxylic, cyclopentane carboxylic, lo cyclohexane carboxylic, cyclohexane acetic, ascorbic, abietic, polyacrylic, dimer fatty acid, chlorostearic, chlorocaprylic, chloracetic, bromostearic, bromocaprylic, bromoacetic, aminocaprylic, aminostearic, benzoylbutyric, and phenylacetic radicals.
- 11. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 10 which comprises from about 80% to 99% liquid nondigestible oil and from about 1% to about 20% of the solid polyol polyester particles.
- 12. A nondigestible fat composition useful as a replacement for triglyceride fats or oils in foods, which composition has a Solid Fat Content profile slope between 70.degree. F. and 98.6.degree. F. of from 0 to about -0.3% solids/.degree.F. and which composition comprises:
- A. from about 85% to about 99% liquid sucrose fatty acid polyester; and
- B. from about 1% to about 15% particles of solid sucrose fatty acid polyester material, said particles having a complete melting point above about 37.degree. C. and a thickness of about 1 micron or less, wherein the ester groups forming said polyester material consist essentially of
- (i) at least about 80% ester groups formed from C.sub.20 -C.sub.26 long chain saturated fatty acid radicals, and
- (ii) other ester groups formed from fatty or other organic acid radicals which are dissimilar to said long chain saturated fatty acid radicals;
- the molar ratio of said dissimilar acid radicals to said long chain saturated fatty acid radicals ranging from about 1:7 to about 1.5:6.5; provided further that said dissimilar radicals not consist solely of C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 short chain saturated fatty acid radicals, C.sub.12 or higher long chain unsaturated fatty acid radicals, or a combination of said short chain saturated or said long chain unsaturated fatty acid radicals.
- 13. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 12 wherein the solid particles have a thickness of less than 0.1 micron.
- 14. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 13 having a Solid Fat Content profile slope between 70.degree. F. and 98.6.degree. F. of from 0 to about -0.1% solids/.degree.F.
- 15. The nondigestible fat composition of claim 14 wherein the nondigestible solid particles have a complete melting point above about 50.degree. C.
- 16. A nondigestible fat composition useful as a replacement for triglyceride fats or oils in foods, which composition has a Solid Fat Content profile slope between 70.degree. F. and 98.6.degree. C. of from 0 to about -0.75% solids/.degree.F. and which composition comprises:
- A. a liquid nondigestible oil having a complete melting point below about 37.degree. C.; and
- B. nondigestible solid particles of polyol polyester material dispersed in said oil in an amount sufficient to control passive oil loss upon ingestion of said composition, said nondigestible solid particles having a complete melting point above about 37.degree. C. and a thickness of less than about 1 micron, wherein the ester groups forming said polyol polyester material consist essentially of
- (i) at least about 15% ester groups formed from C.sub.20 -C.sub.26 long chain saturated fatty acid radicals, and
- (ii) other ester groups formed from fatty or other organic acid radicals which are dissimilar to said long chain saturated fatty acid radicals, wherein the dissimilar acid radicals are selected from aromatic substituted or unsubstituted acid radicals, ultra-long chain saturated or unsaturated acid radicals, branched cyclic substituted or unsubstituted acid radicals, polymeric ester-forming radicals or alkyl chain radicals with functional groups attached thereto;
- the molar ratio of said dissimilar radicals to said long chain saturated fatty acid radicals ranging from about 0.1:7.9 to about 3:5.
- 17. A food product comprising an edible substrate and from 10% to 100% of the nondigestible fat composition of claim 1.
- 18. The food product of claim 16 wherein the edible substrate is a potato chip.
- 19. A thickened digestible oil product comprising:
- A. from about 85% to about 99% of a digestible edible oil; and
- B. from about 1% to about 15% particles of solid sucrose fatty acid polyester material, said particles having a complete melting point above about 37.degree. C. and a thickness of less than about 1 micron, wherein the ester groups forming said polyol polyester material consist essentially of
- (i) at least about 15% ester groups formed from C.sub.20 -C.sub.26 long chain saturated fatty acid radicals, and
- (ii) other ester groups formed from fatty or other organic acid radicals which are dissimilar to said long chain saturated fatty acid radicals; the molar ratio of said dissimilar acid radicals to said long chain saturated fatty acids ranging from about 0.1:7.9 to about 3:5, provided further that said dissimilar radicals not consist solely of C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 short chain saturated fatty acid radicals, C.sub.12 or higher long chain unsaturated fatty acid radicals, or a combination of said short chain saturated and said long chain unsaturated fatty acid radicals.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/968,780, filed on Oct. 30, 1992 now abandoned.
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