Process for eliminating cholesterol contained in a fatty substance of animal origin and the fatty substance with reduced cholesterol obtained

摘要

In a process for eliminating cholesterol from fatty substances of animal origin used in human diet, the liquefied fatty substances is put into contact with a cyclodextrin, this contact is continued under stirring for 30 minutes to 10 hours at a temperature between the fusion temperature of the fatty substance and 80 DEG C. in such a way as to allow the formation of complexes between the cholesterol and the cyclodextrin, after which the complexes are separated by entrainment in water and separation of the aqueous phase.