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US 4,283,436 AGranted
Hard fat replacer and chocolate containing same
AssigneeLever Brothers Company
InventorsCornelis J. Soeters, Cornelis N. Paulussen, Frederick B. Padley, David Tresser
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Abstract
Hard fat replacers, particularly for cocoa-butter, are provided comprising mixtures of mid-fraction from palm oil and at least 85% pure SOS, POS or SOS/POS. SOS is 1,3-distearyl-2-oleyl glycerol and POS is 1-palmityl-2-oleyl-3-stearyl glycerol. Using these hard fat replacers hardened milk chocolate and plain chocolate suitable for tropical use can be prepared as well as excellent normal plain and milk chocolates.
Claims8
A hard-fat replacer consisting essentially of palm mid-fraction and an amount of
- (a) at least 85% pure 1,3-distearyl-2-oleyl glycerol,
- (b) at least 85% pure 1-palmityl-2-oleyl-3-stearyl glycerol, or
- (c) mixtures of said at least 85% pure 1,3-distearyl-2-oleyl glycerol and said at least 85% pure 1-palmityl-2-oleyl-3-stearyl glycerol,
- effective to increase the flexibility of palm mid-fraction as a hard-fat replacer.
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