TERPENE ESTERS FOR FRYING OILS


• US Patent No. 7,722,909 (May 25, 2010), P. White, et al., assigned to Iowa State University Research Foundation, Ames, IA.


These esters help prevent or reduce oxidation of frying oil during frying. The method involves adding a terpene ester compound, including a terpenol esterified to a fatty acid, to frying oil.