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7544822 Recovery of phytonutrients from oils  
The present invention relates to an improved and integrated process for the extraction and purification of tocotrienols or tocopherols, carotenoids and sterols from vegetable and other edible oils....
7371876 Process for the purification of sterols from hydrocarbon extracts using evaporative fractionation  
The present invention describes a method for separating sterols from neutral substances comprising the sterols. The method generally starts with extracting a hydrocarbon fraction from neutral...
7368138 Extraction of phytosterols from corn fiber using green solvents  
The present invention relates to the use of “green” or relatively benign solvents such as ethanol, ethanol/water, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol/water, ethyl lactate, acetone, butanol,...
7244856 Processes for recovering phytosterols via crystallization  
Processes for recovering phytosterols are described. The processes comprise: (a) providing a liquid mixture containing a phytosterol, methanol, and one or more additional compounds, wherein the...
7202372 Process for the isolation of sterols and/or wax alcohols from tall oil products  
The invention relates to a process for recovering sterols and/or wax alcohols from a crude tall oil based source material comprising sterols and/or wax alcohols in esterified form and fatty and/or...
7173144 Process for producing phytosterols by saponification in an alcohol/water solvent  
The present invention provides a method of obtaining highly pure phytosterols practically and efficiently from crude phytosterol compositions derived from vegetable fats and oils. That is, the...
7078544 Process for producing sterol or stanol esters by enzymatic transesterification in solvent and water free media  
A process for producing steryl or stanyl esters, comprises the steps of: a) forming a reacting mixture by contacting a lipase with a reactant mixture wherein the reactant mixture comprise...
7037548 Soybean embryo fat/oil and process for producing soybean material with high embryo concentration  
The purpose of the present invention is to extract oil from the soybean material containing soybean germ as a main component, and to utilize it. The present invention relates to a method for...
6979743 Processes for preparing phytosterols and substantially citrostadienol-free phytosterols prepared thereby  
Processes for preparing substantially citrostadienol-free phytosterols are disclosed. The processes described include dissolving a liquid phytosterol in a hydrocarbon solvent, optionally with added...
6956125 Processes for producing sterols from fatty acid production residues  
The invention relates to a process for the production of sterols from fatty acid distillation residues, characterized in that the partial glycerides are subjected to a first transesterification...
6844456 Modified, hydroxy-substituted aromatic structures having cytoprotective activity  
The present invention is directed to modified, hydroxy-bearing aromatic ring structures having cytoprotective activity. More specifically, in a first embodiment the present invention is directed to...
6800317 Phytosterol compositions  
This invention relates to phytosterols and phytostanols, in particular to fatty acid esters of phytosterols and phytostanols with a specified fatty acid composition. The invention further relates...
6770767 Method for the extraction and isolation of neutral substances from a soap  
A method for separating neutral substances from a soap containing the neutral substances, the method including the steps of: providing a mixture containing (1) the soap containing the neutral...
6762312 Process for purification of phytosterol from fatty acids and their esters  
The present invention provides a process for producing a highly pure phytosterol, at high yield in particular, by an easy treatment from a crude fatty acid ester derived from a vegetable fat and/or...
6713466 Processes for preparing sterol esters  
A food additive useful for lowering serum cholesterol in humans contains a sterol or stanol ester of a fatty acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester of a sterol or stanol made by reacting a sterol,...
6589760 Methods of separating a corn fiber lipid fraction from corn fiber  
The invention provides a method of separating from corn fiber a lipid fraction having phytosterol esters and phytosterols where the method has the steps of: (a) heating an aqueous mixture of...
6465665 High efficiency process for the recovery of the high pure sterols  
A high efficiency continuous process for the recovering high purity sterol mixtures from mixtures of neutral compounds obtained form black liquor soap skimings of the cellulose pulping industry or...
6462210 Fractionation process for the unsaponifiable material derived from black-liquor soaps  
The present invention relates to a fractionation process of the unsaponifiable material derived from black-liquor soaps of the cellulose industry. Through this procedure fractions that essentially...
6399796 Activation of a Diels-Alder reaction of a sterol 5,7-diene  
An improved process and composition are disclosed for isolation of steroids containing a 5,7-diene functionality from a sterol mixture that comprises formation of a Diels-Alder reaction product of...
6399138 Sterol concentrates its application and preparation  
The invention concerns concentrates of shea sterols in glycerides with more than 12.5 wt % shea sterols, the preparation thereof by enzymic hydrolysis of glycerides in shea oils or fractions...
6352737 Use of nanoscale sterols and sterol esters  
The invention relates to the use of nanoscale sterols and/or sterol esters with particle diameters of 10 to 300 nm as food additives and as active substances for the production of...
6231915 Stanol comprising compositions  
The invention regards a process for the preparation of a mixture of stanol and stanol fatty acid esters by esterification of phytosterols with a source for fatty acid moieties, in such a way that...
6057462 Isolation and purification of sterols from neutrals fraction of tall oil pitch by single decantation crystallization  
Sterols from the solvent-extracted or distilled neutrals of saponified tall oil pitch are disclosed to be isolated and purified by a process of a liquid-liquid extraction where the hydrocarbon...
6031118 Stanol ester composition and production thereof  
Stanol fatty acid ester composition comprising at least 85% of stanol (saturated) fatty acid esters in which at least 85% of the fatty acid groups are saturated. Also claimed is a process for the...
5770749 Process of isolating a phytosterol composition from pulping soap  
The invention is drawn to a process for isolating and purifying a phytosterol composition from a pulping soap by first extracting a creamy precipitate from the pulping soap using a solvent mixture...
5753262 Cationic lipid acid salt of 3beta N- (N', N'-dimethylaminoethane) - carbamoyl!cholestrol and halogenated solvent-free preliposomal lyophilate thereof  
This invention discloses a novel cationic lipid acid salt of 3β N-(N',N'-dimethylaminoethane)-carbamoyl!cholesterol. This invention further discloses a transmembrane compatible body suitable for...
5556970 Lanolin fatty acids, a method for their fractionation, cosmetics and drugs for external use  
The invention provides a process comprising treating a lanolin fatty acid with boric acid to convert hydroxy fatty acids therein to boric acid esters, subjecting the reaction mixture to vacuum...
5487817 Process for tocopherols and sterols from natural sources  
A novel process for the recovery of tocopherols and sterols from natural, especially vegetable, sources. This process is especially a process for the separation of tocopherols and sterols from...
5424457 Process for the production of sterol and tocopherol concentrates  
A process is provided which allows the isolation of sterols and a tocopherol concentrate in high yields from a deodorizer distillate (DOD) mixture obtained from the processing of, for example,...
5391777 Isolation of steroids containing a 5,7-diene functionality from a sterol mixture  
A method is provided for isolating 5,7-diene-containing steroids, particularly 3β-ols and esters of 3β-ols, from a sterol mixture. The method involves (1) treating the mixture with a dienophile...
5304547 Process of refining mixtures obtained from treatments of fatty media with cyclodextrin and containing complexes of cyclodextrin mainly with lipophilic substances other than fatty acids  
Process of refining mixtures obtained from treatments of fatty media with cyclodextrin and containing complexes of cyclodextrin substantially with lipophilic substances other than fatty acids,...
5304546 Process of refining mixtures obtained from treatments of fatty media with cyclodextrin and containing complexes of cyclodextrin with lipophilic compounds  
A process of refining mixtures obtained from treatments of fatty media with cyclodextrin and containing complexes of cyclodextrin with lipophilic compounds, characterized by the fact that the said...
5270041 Sterols, their fatty acid esters and glucosides; processes for their preparation; spontaneously dispersible agents containing these compounds, and their use for treatment of tumors  
There are described antitumour sterols, their fatty acid esters and glucosides, processes for their preparation, spontaneously dispersible agents containing these sterols, their fatty acid esters...
5264599 Process for reducing cholesterol in animal fats  
A process is provided for treating an edible animal fat to reduce the content of components having free hydroxyl groups. The process comprises forming a reaction mixture from the fat and a cyclic...
5252729 Extraction of compounds from plant materials using supercritical fluids  
The present invention is directed toward a process for extracting compounds from plant material, comprising a) contacting hydrolyzed plant material with a supercritical fluid and optionally with...
5155245 Process for refining lanolins  
The present invention provides a process for refining a material lanolin containing pesticides, the process being characterized in that the pesticide remaining in the material is removed by...
5117016 Method for obtaining a stigmasterol enriched product from deodorizer distillate  
A method for obtaining a stigmasterol enriched product from esterified deodorizer distillate by use of a particular solvent system. The solvent system contains water, a C 1 to C 6 alcohol such as...
5097012 Solvent extraction of fatty acid stream with liquid water and elevated temperatures and pressures  
A process for producing increased concentrations of valuable neutrals such as sterols and tocopherols from fatty and/or resin acid-containing streams, such as tall oil and vegetable oil distillate,...
5092964 Production of low cholesterol butter oil by vapor sparging  
Butter oil is heated under high vacuum and sparged for up to about 6 hours to remove cholesterol. Walls surrounding a vapor space above the sparged mass preferably are heated to remove cholesterol...
5078920 Process for separating mixed fatty acids from deodorizer distillate using urea  
A process is described for separating deodorizer distillates, which are byproducts from processing vegetable and animal fats and oils, into a light fraction enriched in fatty acids and a heavy...
5037661 Functional decholesterolized egg yolks  
The invention herein is a method of reducing cholesterol in egg yolks by extracting cholesterol with substantially low moisture alcohol extractant and then hydrolyzing with selected proteolytic...
4939276 Concentration of natural ingredients from natural materials  
A novel process for the concentration of natural tocopherols and/or steroids in materials derived from natural sources by treating this material with calcium hydroxide in the presence of water in...
4935168 Process for the preparation of alcohols  
The present invention relates to a method to set free sterols from organic materials containing esters of such sterols, generally enriched distillation residues, or desodorisates by treating said...
4849112 Adsorption separation of sterols from tall oil pitch with carbon adsorbent  
An adsorptive separation process for separating sterols from a tall oil feed mixture, which process comprises contacting the feed mixture with an adsorbent comprising a carbon sieve having average...
4762792 Cholesterol-rich fraction useful in culture media and process of producing same  
A process is provided for isolating and purifying a cholesterol-rich fraction from mammalian blood plasma or serum. The resulting cholesterol-rich fraction is useful as a growth medium ingredient.
4754090 Process for the preparation of hexamethyl tetracosanes  
A process for the preparation of 2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl tetracosane and the isomers thereof having a basic hexamethyl tetracosane structure is described. Therein the raw materials are vegetable...
4664807 Method of isolating sterols in commercial quantities from sterol-containing material  
The invention relates to a method of isolating sterols in commercial quantities from sterol-containing material by subjecting a solution of this material to a column-chromatographic separation; for...
4618605 Process for the production of β-elemonic acid and pharmaceutical preparations containing said acid  
Disclosed is a process for the production of β-elemonic acid from an alcoholic solution of gum elemi by recovering a crude mixture of elemi acids containing β-elemonic acid, Δ 7 α-elemonic...
4614620 Process for producing i-brassicasterol  
Disclosed herein is a process for producing i-brassicasterol, comprising charging a mixture of i-sterols derived from a mixture of sterols including brassicasterol into a column packed with a...
4588717 Compounds and vitamin supplements and methods for making same  
The present invention relates to novel compounds, vitamin supplements, diet pills, and methods for making the same. The vitamin supplements include one or more phytosterol esters, such as esters of...
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