Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A composition of matter comprising an edible, wholly or partially nondigestible low calorie fat material having, at 100°F (37.8°C): (a) a viscosity of at least about 2.5 poise at a shear rate of 800 seconds , a viscosity of at least about 4.0 poise at a shear rate of 100 seconds, and a viscosity of at least about 25.0 poise at a shear rate of 10 seconds; (b) a yield point of at least about 2,500 dynes/cm 2 ; (c) a thixotropic area of at least about 0.20 x 10 6 dynes/cm 2 -sec.; and (d) a liquid/solid stability of at least 50%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A composition of matter comprising an edible, wholly or partially nondigestible low calorie fat material having, at 100°F (37.8°C): (a) a viscosity of at least about 2.5 poise at a shear rate of 800 seconds , a viscosity of at least about 4.0 poise at a shear rate of 100 seconds, and a viscosity of at least about 25.0 poise at a shear rate of 10 seconds; (b) a yield point of at least about 2,500 dynes/cm 2 ; (c) a thixotropic area of at least about 0.20 x 10 6 dynes/cm 2 -sec.; and (d) a liquid/solid stability of at least 50%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A composition according to Claim 1 wherein the fat material is selected from the group consisting of polyol fatty acid polyesters and polycarboxylic acids esterified with fatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A composition according to Claim 1 having a viscosity of at least about 5 poise at a shear rate of 800 seconds -1 , a viscosity of at least about 20 poise at a shear rate of 100 seconds , and a viscosity of at least about 200 poise at a shear rate of 10 seconds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to Claim 1 having a yield point of at least about 5,000 dynes/cm 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to Claim 1 having a thixotropic area of at least about 0.75 x 10 6 dyneslcm 2 -sec.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to Claim 1 having a liquid/solid stability of at least about 90%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A composition according to Claim 2 wherein the polyol fatty acid polyesters are selected from the group consisting of sugar fatty acid polyesters and sugar alcohol fatty acid polyesters, and mixtures thereof, the sugars and sugar alcohols containing from 4 to 8 hydroxyl groups and each fatty acid group having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to Claim 7 wherein the fat material comprises sucrose fatty acid polyesters, and wherein at least about 60% of the polyesters are octaesters.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A low calorie fat-containing food composition comprising non-fat ingredients and fat ingredients, wherein from about 10% to about 100% of the total fat ingredients is a composition according to Claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method for lowering serum cholesterol by inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol without causing an anal leakage effect comprising administering to an animal susceptible to or afflicted with hypercholesterolemia successive therapeutically effective doses of a composition according to Claim 1.