Provided is a production method which can produce, with a high yield, a fat or oil composition containing a diacylglycerol at a high content and having a favorable external appearance at room temperature. Specifically, provided is a production method for a refined fat or oil composition, comprising the following steps (1) and (2): (1) a step of adding a polyglycerin fatty acid ester having an average polymerization degree of glycerin being 20 or more to a fat or oil composition containing 50 mass % or more of diacylglycerol, followed by cooling; and (2) a step of separating a crystal precipitated in the step (1) from a liquid portion.

The present invention relates to a method for fractionating a crude mixture comprising at least one oil and at least one wax, which comprises the following method steps: (a) carrying out a pre-fractionation stage as a layer crystallization (i) with a crude mixture comprising at least one oil and at least one wax or (ii) with a crude solvent mixture obtained by adding prior to the pre-fractionation stage at most 100% by weight of solvent relative to the weight of the crude mixture, to prepare a first fraction containing low waxy oil and a second fraction containing low oily wax, (b) carrying out a first crystallization stage including (b1) a first suspension crystallization sub-stage with the first fraction containing low waxy oil to prepare a third fraction containing dewaxed oil and a fourth fraction and (b2) after the first suspension crystallization sub-stage, a second suspension crystallization sub-stage with a mixture of the fourth fraction obtained in method step (b1) and the second fraction containing low oily wax obtained in the pre-fractionation stage of method step (a) to prepare a fifth fraction containing slack wax and a sixth fraction.

The present invention provides a fatty acid mixture enriched with palmitoleic acid and palmitoleic acid derivatives relative to the starting lipid mixture; fractionations procedure describe herein are winterization methods. The invention provides methods of dry winterization and solvent-aided winterization alone and in combination. In some embodiments, the palmitoleic acid and palmitoleic acid derivative enriched mixture described herein contains less than 1% of palmitic acid and palmitic acid derivative. The invention also provides palmitoleic derivatives of use as dietary supplements.

The present invention relates to a vegetable fat composition for edible applications wherein, in said vegetable fat composition, the sum of saturated fatty acids is in the range from 93.0% to 99.0% by weight; sum of saturated C12:0 fatty acids is in the range from 40.0% to 60.0% by weight; sum of mono-unsaturated C18:1 fatty acids is in the range from 1.0% to 6.0% by weight; and sum of mono-unsaturated C40:1 to C48:1 triglycerides is in the range from 1.0% to 5.5% by weight. The invention also relates to uses of the vegetable fat composition in coating or enrobing for bakery, confectionary and/or moulding applications, such as chocolate or chocolate-like coating, as well as an edible application product comprising the vegetable fat composition.

Present invention relates to a palm oil separation process comprising the following steps: step a) subjecting a palm oil starting material to short-path evaporation to obtain a distillate and a palm retentate: and step b) subjecting the palm retentateobtained in step a) to a dry fractionation step to obtain a stearin fraction and an olein fraction. Present invention further relates a soft palm mid fraction or a hard palm mid fraction obtainable by the process according to the invention and to a fat composition comprising the hard palm mid fraction and a StOSt-rich fat. In addition, the invention relates to a confectionary product such as chocolate, a chocolate-like product, cocoa-based fillings and cocoa-based coatings. The invention also relates to the use of the fat composition as a cocoa butter equivalent. The aim of the invention is to increase the yield and purify of the stearin and olein fractions obtained.

The present invention relates to extracted microbial lipids, microbial cells comprising the lipid, and extracts thereof. The present invention also relates to use of these lipids, cells and extracts in foods, feedstuffs and beverages.

The present invention relates to lipid comprising docosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid preferentially esterified at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerol, and processes for producing and using the lipid.

The present invention relates to a barrier coating composition for coating frozen confection, comprising, expressed in weight % based on the total weight of the coating, 40-60 wt. % of a fat or fat blend, preferably 45-55 wt. %, said fat or fat blend comprising the following fatty acids: 45<=C16:0<=55 wt. %, 4<=C18:0<=10 wt. %, 30<=C18:1<=39 wt. %, 3<=C18:2<=7 wt. % linoleic acid, and said fat blend comprising a solid fat profile comprising: 75%<=N 0<=95%; 60%<=N 10<=90%; 30%<=N 20<=60%; 18%<=N 25<=35%; 0%<=N 30<=12%; and 0%<=N 35<=5%, and said barrier coating having yield stress of 0.90 to 1.65 Pa. The invention also relates to the use of such a fat or fat blend for barrier coatings, a method of preparing the coating composition and a wafer at least partly coated with the barrier coating.

Provided herein are systems and methods for the facile extraction and purification of oils from plant material, including cannabis and hemp. The systems and methods herein are versatile, and may utilize a wide range of solvents to extract oils from a variety of plant-based material. Further, the provided systems and methods are closed loop, reducing the loss solvent and decreasing the risk of safety concerns such as human exposure to solvent chemicals or explosion of volatiles. In some embodiments, the systems and methods remove impurities from the extracted oils, for example waxes or other precipitates, and provide a higher purity and higher quality extract.

Triglyceride oils having one or more populations of asymmetric triglyceride molecules are provided. Asymmetric triglyceride molecule populations are triglyceride molecules that consist of a C8:0 fatty acid or a C10:0 fatty acid at the sn-1 position and the sn-2 position, and C16:0 or C18:0 at the sn-3 position. Another population of asymmetric triglyceride molecules are triglyceride molecules that consist of a C16:0 fatty acid or a C18:0 fatty acid at the sn-1 position and the sn-2 position, and C8:0 or C10:0 fatty acid at the sn-3 position. Methods of producing triglyceride oils and using the same are provided using sucrose invertase and hydrogenation of the triglyceride oil. Triglyceride molecules are produced by using recombinant DNA techniques to produce oleaginous recombinant cells.