BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE FOOD SUPPLEMENT WITH HYPOCHOLESTERONEMIC PROPERTIES Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A23L1/30 C11B1/10 

FIELD: food processing industry, in particular food supplements.

SUBSTANCE: claimed food supplement with hypocholesteronemic properties represents pumpkin-oil extract. Paste is obtained by drying of pumpkin bagasse with simultaneous grinding and extraction. Extraction is carried out with refined deodorized vegetable oil in thin spiral rolling film of 0.5-1.0 mm thickness, at pulsed pressure gradient of 20-40 MPa and temperature of 20-40°C. Pumpkin bagasse/refined deodorized vegetable oil ratio is (40-60):(60-40). Further mixture is separated to produce target product.

EFFECT: food supplement of increased quality, containing functional ingredients with hypocholesteronemic properties, such as β-carotene, tocopherols, and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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