Vegetable oil having elevated stearic acid content
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorDharma Kodali
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Abstract
Vegetable oils having an elevated stearic acid content and a low polyunsaturates content are described. A confectionery product containing oils of the invention is also described.
Claims32
An endogenous oil extracted from plant seeds, said oil having a stearic acid content of about 15% to about 30% and a polyunsaturated fatty acid content of about 2% to about 15%.
A vegetable oil, wherein at least about 15% of the triacylglycerols in said oil comprise an oleate moiety at the sn-2 position and palmitate or stearate moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions.
A method of producing a vegetable oil, comprising:
- a) crushing seeds produced by a plant, said seeds having a stearic acid content of about 15% to about 30% and a polyunsaturated fatty acid content of about 2% to about 15%;
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- b) extracting an endogenous oil from the crushed seeds.
A confectionery product comprising a fat component, wherein said fat component comprises a vegetable oil, said vegetable oil having a stearic acid content of about 20% to about 30% and a polyunsaturated fatty acid content of about 2% to about 15%.
A confectionery product comprising a fat component, wherein at least about 18% of the triacylglycerols in said fat component comprise an oleate moiety at the sn-2 position and palmitate or stearate moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions.
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