The present invention relates to an oil or fat composition containing the following components (A) and (B): (A) from 80 to 99.9 wt. % of a monoglyceride containing 20 to 75 wt. % of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and 0.1 to 25 wt. % of icosapentaenoic acid (IPA), as the constituent fatty acids thereof, wherein the weight ratio of DHA/IPA being 2 or more; and (B) from 0.1 to 20 wt. % of a diglyceride.

Blends containing a vegetable fat or a blend of vegetable fats and at least 0.1 wt % of a composition comprising ursolic acid and oleanolic acid in a weight ratio of 1:00 to 99:1 display a number of benefits such as high crystallization rates. This modification of the crystallization rate can be used to achieve a number of beneficial effects in the final fat blend or in the final food product containing the blend.

An oil/fat composition comprising 5 to 99.9 wt. % of a monoglyccride having, as fatty acid constituents thereof, 15 to 90 wt % of an .omega. 3-unsaturated fatty acid having less than 20 carbon atoms, 1 to 80 wt. % of an .omega. 9-unsaturated fatty acid and 2 to 50 wt. % of an .omega. 9-unsaturated fatty acid; and 0.1 to 49.9 wt. % of a diglyceride, wherein a weight ratio of the diglyceride to the monoglyceride is less than 1 and the content of a polyunsaturated fatty acid having at least 4 carbo...

A non-fat creamer composition that contains from about 10% to about 90%, of a microparticulated protein component and from about 10% to about 90%, of a insoluble microcrystalline cellulose component. In the hydrated state the microparticulated protein component particles have a mean diameter particle size distribution ranging from about 0.1 microns to about 10.0 microns, and preferably less than about 5 percent of the total number of particles exceed about 10.0 microns in diameter. Further, the ...

A protocol for body fat management comprises the steps of stimulating the release of free fatty acids into the bloodstream of a person and, within 20 minutes thereafter, ingesting into the person a collagen-based formula. The stimulating step may be conducted by delivering a low voltage alternating current to the person's body, which may be accomplished utilizing an electronic stimulation device to deliver the current to the feet of the person. The device may be provided with the capability for ...

The present invention provides fat-binding polymers, which comprise dialkanolamine, dialkanolammonium, aminoalkylpolyol, and ammoniumalkylpolyol pendant groups for subjects in need of fat removal from the gastrointestinal tract, particularly subjects suffering from steatorrhea and/or experiencing side effects from lipase inhibitors. Patients being administered with lipase inhibitors are typically being treated for Type II Diabetes, streatorrhea, and hypertriglyceridemia. The fat binding polymers...

The present invention relates to a method for treating obesity, a method for reducing the absorption of dietary fat, and a method for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a patient and to particular polymers for use in the methods or in a manufacture of a medicament. The methods comprise the step of orally administering to a mammal, such as a human, a therapeutically effective amount of one or more fat-binding polymers. The administration of the fat-binding polymer of the invention facilitates the r...

Abstract Provided is an oil/fat composition comprising 60 to 100 wt. % of a diglyceride wherein the diglyceride has, as the fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an .omega. 3-unsaturated fatty acid having less than 20 carbon atoms and a cis .omega. 3-unsaturated fatty acid/(cis .omega. 6-unsaturated fatty acid+saturated fatty acid+trans unsaturated fatty acid) at a weight ratio of 1 to 6. The composition is excellent in visceral fat burning property, body fat burning property and sta...

A non-invasive sensor suitable for measuring the depth of fat in animal tissue is described, the sensor generating and transmitting focussed discrete narrow band microwave signals into the tissue, receiving reflected microwave signals from the tissue and providing magnitude and phase information of the reflected microwave signals for a processor to compute a value of the fat depth within the tissue.

An oil or fat composition containing 15 wt % or more of diglyceride (component (A)) and 70 ppm or more, on the basis of the diglyceride, of an organic carboxylic acid (Component (B)).