Infant formula and baby food containing docosahexaenoic acid obtained from dinoflagellates

摘要

PCT No. PCT/US91/00733 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 13, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 13, 1992 PCT Filed Feb. 4, 1991.Infant formula and baby food compositions are presented which contain single cell edible oil which is recovered from dinoflagellates and which lacks unpleasant tastes and fishy odors. This single cell edible oil comprises at least 70% triglycerides which contain about 20-35% docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and lack eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). To produce the single cell oil, the dinoflagellates are cultivated in fermentors and induced to produce the single cell oil which is subsequently recovered by extraction with solvents.