Nutritional crustacean oil supplements

Abstract

A method of producing a protein phospholipid complex from a crustacean catch including protein is claimed where hydrolysis occurs without substantially denaturing the protein from the crustacean catch. A method of producing a stable protein phospholipid emulsion from a crustacean catch is also claimed. A method of producing crustacean oil is claimed where the oil is separated from the hydrolyzed crustacean catch. Other methods of producing a protein phospholipid complex are claimed which relate to not removing the shell, removing the shell, and removing then adding back the shell to form the protein phospholipid complex.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A nutritional supplement comprising a crustacean oil and another oil, wherein said another oil is selected from the group consisting of a flaxseed oil, a pumpkinseed oil, a canola oil, a soybean oil, a walnut oil, a fish oil, a seal oil, a microalgae oil, a mussel oil, a shrimp oil, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         2 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said mussel oil is a green-lipped mussel oil. 
     
     
         3 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil is krill oil. 
     
     
         4 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said nutritional supplement is contained within a capsule. 
     
     
         5 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil comprises phospholipids that are essentially free of protein and less than approximately 0.5 ppm fluoride. 
     
     
         6 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said nutritional supplement is a human food supplement. 
     
     
         7 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said nutritional supplement is an animal feed supplement. 
     
     
         8 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said nutritional supplement is a pet feed supplement. 
     
     
         9 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 8 , wherein said pet feed supplement is a dog feed supplement. 
     
     
         10 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil comprises phospholipids. 
     
     
         11 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil comprises lipids which consists mainly of phospholipids. 
     
     
         12 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil contains about 400-500 g/Kg phospholipids. 
     
     
         13 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil comprises Omega-3 fatty acids. 
     
     
         14 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil contains 200-260 g/Kg Omega-3 fatty acids. 
     
     
         15 . The nutritional supplement of  claim 1 , wherein said crustacean oil is contained together with partially hydrolyzed proteins in a protein phospholipid complex.