Appeal 2006-2468
Application 10/149,875
24, 41, and 61 stand objected to by the Examiner as depending from a
rejected base claim, but have been indicated as allowable if rewritten in
independent form including all the limitations of the base claim and any
intervening claims.
Appellants' invention relates to a reduced calorie fat composition and
a food product containing (or prepared with) such a reduced calorie fat. The
reduced calorie fat comprises an edible, substantially non-absorbable,
substantially non-digestible polyol fatty acid polyester (PFAP) component
and a reduced calorie triglyceride (RCT) component, each present in an
amount within specified weight percent ranges. See definitions provided at
pages 4-6 of Appellants' specification. The RCT component is alleged to
function as an anti-anal leakage (AAL) agent and provide taste/textural
benefits when employed with a PFAP component. See, for example, page 1,
first paragraph of appellants' specification. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A reduced calorie fat composition which comprises:
a. from about 65% to about 80% of an edible, substantially
nonabsorbable, substantially nondigestible polyol fatty acid polyester
comprising less than 3% solids at body temperature (37ºC) and which has a
melting point less than or equal to 37ºC, and has at least 2 fatty acid ester
groups, wherein each fatty acid group has from 2 to 24 carbon atoms; and
b. from about 20% to about 35% reduced calorie triglycerides
selected from MMM, MLM, MML, LLM, LML and LLL triglycerides, and
mixtures thereof; wherein M is a saturated fatty acid residue selected from
amendment that was filed September 13, 2004. The cancelled claims are not
before us for review.
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