VEGETARIAN COMPOSITION CONTAINING UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

Abstract

Disclosures of the present invention describe an unsaturated-fatty-acid-containing vegetarian composition, wherein the said composition is composed by at least one vegetable oil and at least one algal oil, and rich in Omega-3, Omega-6 and Omega-9. The present invention particularly design the constituting ratio of Omega-3, Omega-6, and Omega-9 in order to facilitate the content levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 in the body of a vegetarian administering the vegetarian composition of the present invention reach an ideal balance state. Moreover, it is worth introducing that, this vegetarian composition can be accommodated by a vegetable capsule shell, so as to become a capsule type of dietary supplement. Therefore, it is a great relief for vegetarians to administer the vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids because the vegetarian composition is made of vegan materials.

Claims

1. A vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids, comprising a vegetable oil at 50-60 weight percent, an algal oil at 35-50 weight percent and a vitamin E at below 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the vegetarian composition; wherein the vegetable oil is a mixture of Sacha inchi oil and linseed oil; wherein the algal oil is a mixture of an algal oil extracted from Crypthecodinium cohnii and an algal oil extracted from Schizochytrium sp.; wherein the said unsaturated fatty acids contained by the vegetarian composition are an Omega-3 fatty acid, an Omega-6 fatty acid and an Omega-9 fatty acid; and wherein the Omega-3 fatty acid having a first content percent of 45-55%, the Omega-6 fatty acid having a second content percent of 5-15%, and the Omega-9 fatty acid having a third content percent of 10-20%.

2. The vegetarian composition of claim 1, being a liquid vegetarian composition or a solid vegetarian composition.

3. The vegetarian composition of claim 1, wherein the Omega-3 fatty acid further comprises an -linolenic acid (ALA), an eicosapantaenoic acid (EPA), and a docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The invention as well as a preferred mode of use and advantages thereof will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0015] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a capsule accommodating a vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids according to the present invention;

[0016] FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the capsule;

[0017] FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of a combination type capsule housing;

[0018] FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional side view of the combination type capsule housing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] To more clearly describe a vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids according to the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings hereinafter.

[0020] In the present invention, the first embodiment of the vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids mainly comprises at least one vegetable oil and at least one algal oil, and the said unsaturated fatty acids contained by the vegetarian composition are an Omega-3 fatty acid, an Omega-6 fatty acid and an Omega-9 fatty acid. In order to facilitate the content levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 in the body of a vegetarian administering the vegetarian composition reach an ideal balance state, it needs to properly modulate the mixing weight percent of the vegetable oils and the algal oils, so as to make the Omega-3 fatty acid, the Omega-6 fatty acid and the Omega-9 fatty acid have a first content percent of 45-55%, a second content percent of 5-15%, and a third content percent of 10-20%, respectively.

[0021] In the first embodiment, the said vegetarian composition is composed of the at least one vegetable oil by a first weight percent of 50-60 wt % and the at least one algal oil by a second weight percent of 35-50 wt %. It is worth explaining that, this vegetarian composition can be further processed to a powder type, tablet type, or a capsule type dietary supplement of EPA/DHA only supplied to vegetarians. In addition, the vegetarian composition can also be constituted by at least one vegetable oil, at least one algal oil and a vitamin E, wherein the vitamin E is extracted from vegetable oils, walnuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, wheat germ, embryo rice, brown rice, whole grains, or green leafy vegetables, and has a third weight percent in a range from 0 wt % to 5 wt %.

[0022] Herein, it needs to further explain that, the vegetable oil can be a Sacha inchi oil, a linseed oil, a Chia seed oil, a rapeseed oil, or a combination of the aforesaid two or more vegetable oils. On the other hand, the algal oil can be an algal oil extracted from Porphyridium cruentum, an algal oil extracted from Nannochloropsis sp., an algal oil extracted from Phaeodactylum tricornutum, an algal oil extracted from Crypthecodinium cohnii, an algal oil extracted from Chroomonas salina, or a mixture of the aforesaid two or more algal oils.

[0023] Please refer to FIG. 1, which illustrates a side view of a capsule accommodating a vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids according to the present invention. As FIG. 1 shows, the second embodiment of the vegetarian composition is a capsule. Moreover, please simultaneously refer to FIG. 2, which shows an exploded view of the capsule. From FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, it can find that, the second embodiment of the vegetarian composition consists of: a capsule housing 10 and a functional essence core 11, wherein the weight percent of the capsule housing 10 in the capsule of the vegetarian composition is in a range from 10 wt % to 35 wt %.

[0024] Of course, the capsule housing 10 is also made of at least one vegetarian material. For example, the capsule housing 10 is a vegetable capsule shell made by hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) extracted from pines or cottons. On the other hand, the capsule housing 10 can also be made by using the HPMC and carrageenan as raw materials.

[0025] In the present invention, the weight percent of the functional essence core 11 in the capsule of the vegetarian composition is particularly designed to in a range from 65 wt % to 90 wt %. As FIG. 2 shows, the functional essence core is a liquid vegetarian composition mainly comprises at least one vegetable oil and at least one algal oil, and contains multi unsaturated fatty acids of Omega-3 fatty acid, Omega-6 fatty acid and Omega-9 fatty acid. The vegetable oil can be a Sacha inchi oil, a linseed oil, a Chia seed oil, a rapeseed oil, or a combination of the aforesaid two or more vegetable oils. On the other hand, the algal oil can be an algal oil extracted from Porphyridium cruentum, an algal oil extracted from Nannochloropsis sp., an algal oil extracted from Phaeodactylum tricornutum, an algal oil extracted from Crypthecodinium cohnii, an algal oil extracted from Chroomonas salina, or a mixture of the aforesaid two or more algal oils.

[0026] In the functional essence core 11, the Omega-3 fatty acid, the Omega-6 fatty acid and the Omega-9 fatty acid respectively have a first content percent of 45-55%, a second content percent of 5-15%, and a third content percent of 10-20%. By the particular design of different content percent between the Omega-3, the Omega-6 and the Omega-9 fatty acids, the content levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 in the body of a vegetarian administering the capsule of the vegetarian composition would reach an ideal balance state.

[0027] As doctors or bioengineers know, commercial functional food (health food) or dietary supplement are commonly composed of a primary nutrient ingredient and at least one nutrition strengthening ingredient. So that, the second embodiment of the vegetarian composition also comprises a nutrition strengthening ingredient, which is vitamin E extracted from vegetable oils, walnuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, wheat germ, embryo rice, brown rice, whole grains, or green leafy vegetables.

[0028] Continuously, please refer to following Table (1) and Table (2). From the two tables, it is able to know the best values of the first content percent, the second content percent and the third content percent are 50.24%, 11.86% and 14.97%, respectively. Moreover, it can also know that the ALA contained by the Omega-3 fatty acid is contributed by Sacha inchi oil and linseed oil, and the EPA and the DHA contained by the Omega-3 fatty acid are contributed by the algal oil. It is worth explaining that, the said algal oil is a mixture of a first algal oil extracted from Schizochytrium sp. and a second algal oil extracted from Crypthecodinium cohnii.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE (1) Functional Omega 3 essence core ALA EPA DHA Content content Content content Content content Content Ingredient (mg) percent (mg) percent (mg) percent (mg) Sacha inchi 77.0 48.00% 36.96 oil Linseed 215.0 61.50% 132.23 oil Algal oil 200.0 1.0% 2 40.0% 80.0 Vitamin E 8.0 Sumation 500.0 169.19 2.0 80.0 Content 33.84% 0.4% 16.0% percent

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Omega 6 Omega 9 Functional essence core Omega 6 Omega 9 Content content Content content Content Ingredient (mg) percent (mg) percent (mg) Sacha inchi oil 77.0 34.0% 26.18 9.0% 6.93 Linseed oil 215.0 14.2% 30.53 14.1% 30.32 Algal oil 200.0 1.3% 2.60 18.8% 37.60 Vitamin E 8.0 Sumation 500.0 59.31 74.85 Content percent 11.86% 14.97%

[0029] It needs to especially emphasize that, the capsule shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is not used for limiting the practical type of the vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids proposed by the present invention. It should be more flexible about the practical type of the vegetarian composition. For instance, although most of people can easily swallow a capsule type health food, it is difficult for a small number of people to smoothly swallow the capsule health food since the capsule health food may stick in esophagus. So that, in order to facilitate those small number of people can administer the vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids proposed by the present invention more easily, the aforesaid capsule housing 10 can also be re-designed to a combination type capsule.

[0030] Please refer to FIG. 3, which illustrates an exploded view of a combination type capsule housing. Moreover, please simultaneously refer to FIG. 4, where a cross-sectional side view of the combination type capsule housing is provided. As FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show, the combination type capsule housing comprises a first capsule shell 101 and a second capsule shell 102, wherein the first capsule shell 101 has a first connecting opening 1011, and the peripheral of the first connecting opening 1011 is provided with a first screw portion 1012. Opposite to the first capsule shell 101, the second capsule shell 102 has a second connecting opening 1021, and the peripheral of the second connecting opening 1021 is provided with a second screw portion 1022. By such arrangements, the first capsule shell 101 and the second capsule shell 102 can be combined to the said combination type capsule after carrying out the connection of the first connecting opening 1011 and the second connecting opening 1021 as well as the engagement between the second screw portion 1022 and the first screw portion 1012. Thus, by rotating the first capsule shell 101 or the second capsule shell 102, people can release the engagement of the second screw portion 1022 and the first screw portion 1012, and then take out the functional essence core 11 from the separated first capsule shell 101 and second capsule shell 102.

[0031] On the other hand, the functional essence core 11 is not limited to be a liquid vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids, it can also be processed to a solid vegetarian composition such as a power type functional essence core or a tablet type functional essence core. Moreover, for accommodating the power type or tablet type functional essence core, the capsule housing 10 shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 can be changed to an accommodating bag or bottle.

[0032] The power type functional essence core can be fabricated by using a powder manufacturing method, wherein the manufacturing method consists of following processing steps: [0033] step (1): mixing a Sacha inchi oil, a linseed oil, a mixture of algal oils, a vitamin E, and a vegetable emulsifier to an oil phase mixture, wherein the vegetable emulsifier is soya lecithin; [0034] step (2): mixing adding a polysaccharide into water for obtaining an aqueous phase solution; [0035] step (3): forming an oil-in-water emulsion by mixing the oil phase mixture and the aqueous phase solution; [0036] step (4): treating the oil-in-water emulsion with a spray drying process, and then a power type functional essence core is produced.

[0037] Therefore, through above descriptions, the vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids provided by the present invention has been introduced completely and clearly; in summary, the present invention includes the advantages of:

[0038] (1) Differing from commercial dietary supplements of EPA and DHA are made by using abyssal fishes as primary raw materials, the present invention provides an unsaturated-fatty-acid-containing vegetarian composition, wherein the said composition is composed by at least one vegetable oil and at least one algal oil, and rich in Omega-3, Omega-6 and Omega-9. Moreover, it is worth introducing that, this vegetarian composition can be accommodated by a vegetable capsule shell, so as to become a capsule type of dietary supplement. Therefore, it is a great relief for vegetarians to administer the vegetarian composition containing unsaturated fatty acids because the vegetarian composition is made of vegan materials.

[0039] (2) On the other hand, the present invention particularly design the constituting ratio of Omega-3, Omega-6, and Omega-9 in order to facilitate the content levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 in the body of a vegetarian administering the vegetarian composition of the present invention reach an ideal balance state.

[0040] The above description is made on embodiments of the present invention. However, the embodiments are not intended to limit scope of the present invention, and all equivalent implementations or alterations within the spirit of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.