Structural fat for the production of low saturated, zero trans fatty acids margarine, fat spreads, icings, frostings, shortenings and food products

Abstract

Processes for preparing an edible hard stock are disclosed for use in the formulation of margarines, spreads, icings, shortenings, frostings and other products that need a structural fat to hold at least some liquid unsaturated triglycerides or diglycerides are disclosed, wherein the hard stock is a random interesterified product and has three groups of fats, the process comprises: providing a first group of fats saturated by fractionation or by fully hydrogenation comprising more than 85% of C16:0 and C18:0 type of fatty acids; providing a second group of fats saturated by fractionation or by full hydrogenation comprising more than 75% of C12:0 and C14:0 fatty acids; providing a third group are of triglyceride liquid oils at ambient temperature, that contains C18 with total more than 80%; and producing the edible hard stock by random interestification of the first group, the second group and the third group of fats.

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