Asahi Denka Kogyo K.k.

Yasuo Toyoshima

Nozomi Yasuda

Shouji Maruzeni

Kimio Terada

Kazuo Itagaki

Hideo Yokobori

Seigi Minowa

Susumu Satoh

Toshiro Tanaka

Tadasu Itoh

Tadasu Ito

A cacao butter substitute comprising a triglyceride composition wherein the saturated fatty acid radicals comprise substantially palmitic acid radical, stearic acid radical and arachidic acid radical and the molar proportion of the arachidic acid radical to the total saturated fatty acid radicals is 4 to 15 molar % and that of the palmitic acid radicals is 10 to 65 molar % and that of the stearic acid radicals is 20 to 86 molar %; the unsaturated fatty acid radicals comprise substantially oleic acid radical and linoleic acid radical and the molar proportion of linoleic acid radical to the total unsaturated fatty acid radicals is less than 20 molar %; and the proportions of the glycerides are as follows, based on the total triglyceride components: 1 to 5 molar % of trisaturated triglycerides, 50 to 80 molar % of .beta.-unsaturated-.alpha.,.alpha.'-disaturated triglycerides, less than 5 molar % of .alpha.- or .alpha.'-unsaturated-disaturated triglycerides, 15 to 50 molar % .alpha.- or .alpha.'-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides, less than 5 molar % .beta.-saturated-diunsaturated triglycerides and less than 6 molar % triunsaturated triglycerides.

Cacao butter substitute

A cocoa butter substitute comprises sal fat obtained by extracting the fat from the seeds of Shorea robusta and then refining the resulting product. The cocoa butter substitute has a hydroxy value of not more than 16, a solid fat index of not less than 48 at 30.degree. C., a cooling time, at which the maximum point appears in the cooling curve, of not longer than 120 mins. and the maximum point temperature of not less than 17.degree. C.

Cocoa butter substitutes and their preparation

A hard butter is prepared from a selective hydrogenation-isomerization product of a palm olein and a vegetable oil or fat other than palm oil.

Hard butter

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Yasuo Toyoshima