EDIBLE PRODUCT AND USE THEREOF FOR INCREASING BIOAVAILABILITY OF MICRONUTRIENTS COMPRISED IN VEGETABLES OR FRUIT.

摘要

The present invention provides an oil containing edible product that is capable of increasing the bioavailability of one or more oil soluble micronutrients that are comprised in vegetables or fruit. One aspect of the invention relates to the use of a glyceride component for increasing the bioavailability of one or more micronutrients that are comprised in a vegetable or a fruit, said use comprising consuming an edible product containing at least 4 wt.% of said glyceride component within 30 minutes of consuming said vegetable or fruit, said glyceride component consisting of: • 76-97 wt.% triglycerides; • 0-8 wt.% diglycerides; • 3-16 wt.% monoglycerides; and wherein the weight ratio diglycerides:monoglycerides is less than 1 :2. Another aspect of the invention relates to an edible product that comprises 4-90 wt.% of the aforementioned glyceride component and 10-96 wt% of other components, wherein the glyceride component has a solid fat content at 10°C (N10) of less than 5%; and wherein the edible product contains at least 0.5 wt.% of monoglycerides.