US2012149928A1PendingUtilityA1

Canola oil from hybrid brassica varieties

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 16, 2004Filed: Nov 21, 2011Published: Jun 14, 2012

Est. expirySep 16, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Lorin R. Debonte Xinmin Deng Wade Stock

C11B 1/10A23D 9/00C07C 57/12

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Abstract

Canola oils from hybrid Brassica varieties and methods for producing hybrid Brassica varieties are described. The hybrid seeds have a low, mid, or high oleic acid content and a low linolenic acid content.

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1 . A canola oil having an oleic acid content from about 71% to about 80% and an α-linolenic acid content from about 2.0% to about 4.2%, an OLO content from about 22% to about 36% and an OOO content from about 51% to about 69%.

2 . The canola oil of claim 1 , wherein said oil has an LLO content from 2% to about 5%.

3 . The canola oil of claim 1 , wherein said oleic acid content is from about 71.5% to about 78%.

4 . The canola oil of claim 1 , wherein said α-linolenic acid content is from about 2.1% to about 2.9%.

5 . The canola oil of claim 1 , wherein said OLO content is from about 23% to about 27%.

6 . The canola oil of claim 1 , wherein said OOO content is from about 60% to about 68%.

7 . The canola oil of claim 2 , wherein said LLO content is 2.1%.

8 . A canola oil having an oleic acid content from about 71% to about 80% and an α-linolenic acid content from about 1.5% to about 4.5%, an OLO content from about 11% to about 17% and an OOO content from about 74% to about 82%.

9 . The canola oil of claim 8 , wherein said oil has an LLO content from about 0.4% to about 1.5%.

10 . The canola oil of claim 8 , wherein said oleic acid content is about 73% to about 78%.

11 . The canola oil of claim 8 , wherein said α-linolenic acid content is about 2.1% to about 2.9%.

12 . The canola oil of claim 8 , wherein said OLO content is about 14% to about 17%.

13 . The canola oil of claim 8 , wherein said OOO content is about 75% to about 80%.

14 . The canola oil of claim 9 , wherein said LLO content is 0.7% to 0.8%.

15 . A method for producing canola oil, said method comprising
a) growing F 1 hybrid Brassica plants, said plants produced by hybridizing one or more first Brassica plants and one or more second Brassica plants, said first Brassica plants having decreased delta-15 desaturase activity, said second Brassica plants having decreased delta-12 desaturase D or F and delta-15 desaturase activities, wherein said first Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 60% to about 70% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 2.0% to about 4.5%, and wherein said second Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 84% to about 89% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 1.5% to about 2.5%; b) harvesting seeds produced on said F 1 hybrid plants; and c) extracting oil from said harvested seeds, said seeds having an oleic acid content of about 71% to about 80% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 1.5% to about 4.5%, and an OLO content of about 11% to 17% and an OOO content of about 74% to about 82%.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein said first Brassica plants are male sterile.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said first Brassica plants are CMS.

18 . The method of claim 17 , said first Brassica plants having CMS of the Ogura type.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said second Brassica plants comprise a fertility restorer gene.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein said fertility restorer gene is of the Ogura type.

21 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said first Brassica plants have a mutation in a fad3 gene and produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 63% to about 69% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 2.0% to about 2.5%.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said second Brassica plants have a mutation in the fad2D and fad2F genes and a mutation in a fad3 gene, wherein said second Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 85% to about 89% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 1.5% to about 2.5%.

23 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said first Brassica plants have a mutation in the fad2D and fad2F genes and a mutation in a fad3 gene, wherein said first Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 60% to about 65% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 2.5% to about 3.5%.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said second Brassica plants have a mutation in the fad2D and fad2F genes and a mutation in a fad3 gene, wherein said second Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 85% to about 89% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 1.5% to about 2.5%.

25 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said first Brassica plants have a mutation in a fad3 gene and produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 60% to about 65% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 3.0% to about 4.0%.

26 . The method of claim 25 , wherein said second Brassica plants have a mutation in the fad2D and fad2F genes and a mutation in a fad3 gene, wherein said second Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 85% to about 89% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 1.5% to about 2.5%.

27 . A method for producing canola oil, said method comprising:
a) growing F 1 hybrid Brassica plants, said plants produced by hybridizing one or more first Brassica plants and one or more second Brassica plants, said first Brassica plants having decreased delta-12 desaturase D or F and decreased delta-15 desaturase activities, said second Brassica plants having decreased delta-15 desaturase activity, wherein said first Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 80% to about 86% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 2.0% to about 3.0%, and wherein said second Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 65% to about 70% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 2.0% to about 4.5%; b) harvesting seeds produced on said F 1 hybrid plants; and c) extracting oil from said harvested seeds, said seeds having an oleic acid content of about 71% to about 80% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 1.5% to about 4.5%, and an OLO content of about 11% to 17% and an OOO content of about 74% to about 82%.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein said first Brassica plants are male sterile.

29 . The method of claim 28 , wherein said first Brassica plants are CMS.

30 . The method of claim 29 , said first Brassica plants having CMS of the Ogura type.

31 . The method of claim 27 , wherein said second Brassica plants comprise a fertility restorer gene.

32 . The method of claim 31 , wherein said fertility restorer gene is of the Ogura type.

33 . A method for producing canola oil, said method comprising:
a) growing F 1 hybrid plants, said plants produced by hybridizing one or more first Brassica plants having decreased delta-15 desaturase activity and one or more second Brassica plants having decreased delta-15 desaturase activity, wherein the first Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 60% to about 74% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 0.8% to about 4.5%, and the second Brassica plants produce seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of about 60% to about 74% and an α-linolenic acid content of about 1.9% to about 3.8%; b) harvesting seeds produced on said F 1 hybrid plants; and c) extracting oil from said seeds, said seeds yielding an oil having an oleic acid content of 71 to 80% and an α-linolenic acid content of 2.0 to 4.2%, wherein the OLO content of the oil is from about 22% to about 36% and the OOO content is from about 51% to about 69%.

34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein said first Brassica plants are male sterile.

35 . The method of claim 34 , wherein said first Brassica plants are CMS.

36 . The method of claim 35 , said first Brassica plants having CMS of the Ogura type.

37 . The method of claim 33 , wherein said second Brassica plants comprise a fertility restorer gene.

38 . The method of claim 37 , wherein said fertility restorer gene is of the Ogura type.

39 . A food composition comprising the canola oil of claim 1 or 8 .

40 . The food composition of claim 39 , wherein said food composition is a bakery product.

41 . The food composition of claim 40 , wherein said bakery product is a cookie, muffin, pie filling, pastry, pie crust, doughnut, bread, or cake.

42 . The food composition of claim 39 , wherein said food composition is a cracker.

43 . The food composition of claim 39 , wherein said food composition is a breakfast cereal or breakfast bar.

44 . The food composition of claim 39 , wherein said food composition is a fried food.

45 . The food composition of claim 44 , wherein said fried food is a snack chip.

46 . The food composition of claim 45 , wherein said snack chip is a corn chip or potato chip.

47 . The food composition of claim 44 , wherein said fried food is a French fry.

48 . A spray coating comprising the canola oil of claim 1 or 8 .

49 . The spray coating of claim 48 , said spray coating further comprising another vegetable oil.

50 . The spray coating of claim 49 , wherein said vegetable oil is cottonseed, soybean, corn, or sunflower oil.

51 . The spray coating of claim 48 , said spray coating further comprising an antioxidant.

52 . The spray coating of claim 48 , said spray coating further comprising a seasoning.

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