The invention relates to liquid compositions for use with hair removal devices comprising a methathesized unsaturated polyol ester for improved lubrication.

A hardstock fat composition for use in making edible water-in-oil emulsions such as spreads, in particular (but not exclusively) when produced using the hardstock in the form of micronized fat powder, and process to use such hardstock fat to make a fat slurry and to make a water-in-oil emulsion (like spreads) using such hardstock fat. The hardstock fat may give improved properties of the resulting emulsion.

A nutritional composition for providing a source of butyrate or butyric acid comprising a compound having the formula (1) wherein R.sup.6 is along chain fatty acid having between 16 and 20 carbons.

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A method of preparing an edible randomly interesterified fat product comprises the steps of: a) providing a fat composition comprising from 0.5% to 25% by weight of free fatty acids; and b) reacting enzymatically the fat composition provided in step a) with from 0.5% to 10% by weight of a polyol compound based on the fat composition, wherein the weight ratio of free fatty acid in the fat composition to the polyol composition is from 0.1 to 20.0; and wherein the obtained randomly interesterified fat product has less than 1.0% by weight of free fatty acids.

A method of preparing an edible randomly interesterified fat product comprises the steps of: a) providing a fat composition comprising from 0.5% to 25% by weight of free fatty acids; and b) reacting enzymatically the fat composition provided in step a) with from 0.5% to 10% by weight of a polyol compound based on the fat composition, wherein the weight ratio of free fatty acid in the fat composition to the polyol composition is from 0.1 to 20.0; and wherein the obtained randomly interesterified fat product has less than 1.0% by weight of free fatty acids.

A wax composition is disclosed, comprising at least 70% triacylglycerols, wherein the triacylglycerols comprise 0.5 to 50 wt. % of C22 fatty acid. A method of preparing a wax composition is disclosed. A candle comprising the wax composition and a method of preparing a candle are also disclosed.

A wax composition is disclosed, comprising at least 70% triacylglycerols, wherein the triacylglycerols comprise 0.5 to 50 wt. % of C22 fatty acid. A method of preparing a wax composition is disclosed. A candle comprising the wax composition and a method of preparing a candle are also disclosed.

Processes for transesterifying wax esters. Implementations may include: providing a feedstock including wax esters, contacting the feedstock with a lipase, and catalytically transesterifying the wax esters in the feedstock with the lipase to form a transesterified product. An oxidative stability index (OSI) of the transesterified product may be greater than an OSI of the feedstock.

Processes for transesterifying wax esters. Implementations may include: providing a feedstock including wax esters, contacting the feedstock with a lipase, and catalytically transesterifying the wax esters in the feedstock with the lipase to form a transesterified product. An oxidative stability index (OSI) of the transesterified product may be greater than an OSI of the feedstock.

Compositions and methods are provided for incorporating processed oils with high monoacylglyceride (MAG) content into products and food products. Methods are specifically provided for generating high MAG content processed oils.