Appeal No. 1996-1224
Application 08/292,184
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1 through 6, all the claims in
the application.
Appealed claims 1 and 4 are representative and are
reproduced below:
1. An edible spread comprising from 80-5wt%
vegetable fat and 95-20wt% of an aqueous phase dispersed in
the fat, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT;
a) the oleic acid content of the fat phase is
45-80wt% based on the weight of the fat phase,
b) the saturated fatty acid content of the fat
phase is 5-20wt% based on the weight of the
fat phase,
c) the trans fatty acid content of the fat phase
is 0-10wt% based on the weight of the fat phase,
and,
d) the 18-carbon fatty acid content of the fat
phase
is 70-100wt% based on the weight of the fat
phase,
the fat phase having an N-line as measured by
NMR
in the area:
N =15-20% N =8-11% N =2-4% and N =0-2%,10 20 30 35
said spread being further characterized by its
freedom from animal fat and crystallization
defects.
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