EP1736059A1 — Structuring granular composition

USPTO Abstract

The present invention relates to an edible granular structuring composition suitable for the production of structured food products having a low content of saturated and trans fatty acids, the granular composition comprising 5-100 wt. % of a glyceride composition and 95-0 wt. % of at least one non-glyceride edible solid material, wt. % being expressed with respect to the total weight of the structuring composition, wherein the glyceride composition comprises a blend of 5 to 85 wt. % of a non-lauric, hard or semi hard fat, containing less than 5 wt. % of TFA with respect to the amount of hard or semi hard fat and 95 to 15 wt. % of a liquid part, the liquid part being selected from at least one liquid oil or at least one liquid diglyceride composition or a blend of two or more of those, where TFA means trans fatty acids; wherein the glyceride composition comprises an amount of fat crystallized in a stable crystalline form; wherein the glyceride composition contains at least 5 wt. % of symmetric SUS-triglycerides with respect to the total amount of glyceride composition wherein S is a saturated fatty acid having 16-18 carbon atoms and U is an unsaturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms or more and wherein the glyceride composition has an STFA content of less than 55 wt. %, wherein STFA is the sum of the saturated and trans fatty acids present in the glyceride composition.