Patent 7090886 was granted and assigned to Kao Corporation on August, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Abstract Provided is an oil/fat composition comprising 60 to 100 wt. % of a diglyceride wherein the diglyceride has, as the fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an ω 3-unsaturated fatty acid having less than 20 carbon atoms and a cis ω 3-unsaturated fatty acid/(cis ω 6-unsaturated fatty acid+saturated fatty acid+trans unsaturated fatty acid) at a weight ratio of 1 to 6. The composition is excellent in visceral fat burning property, body fat burning property and stability against autoxidation.