US4465703A — Hard butter and process for making same

Claim 1

Independent Claim 160 words

A cocoa butter equivalent hard butter comprising a blend of (a) a fractionated crude or refined sal fat having an IV of about 29-36 and a Mettler Dropping Point of about 36°-39° C. and consisting essentially of triglycerides of fatty acids in the following approximate proportions: ______________________________________ Approximate Fatty Acid Percentages ______________________________________ Palmitic 5-8 Stearic 45-52 Oleic 30-40 Linoleic less than 1.5 Arachidic 4-10 ______________________________________ with at least about 89% of the oleic acid being in the 2-position of the triglycerides; and (b) a mid-fraction of palm oil having an IV of about 30-44 and a Mettler Dropping Point of about 33°-38° C. and consisting essentially of triglycerides of fatty acids in the following approximate proportions: ______________________________________ Approximate Fatty Acid Percentages ______________________________________ Palmitic 51-58 Stearic 5-8 Oleic 30-36 ______________________________________ with at least about 71% of the oleic acid being in the 2-position of the triglycerides, said proportion of sal fat fraction to palm oil mid-fraction being about 60:40 to 25:75.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 160 words

A cocoa butter equivalent hard butter comprising a blend of (a) a fractionated crude or refined sal fat having an IV of about 29-36 and a Mettler Dropping Point of about 36°-39° C. and consisting essentially of triglycerides of fatty acids in the following approximate proportions: ______________________________________ Approximate Fatty Acid Percentages ______________________________________ Palmitic 5-8 Stearic 45-52 Oleic 30-40 Linoleic less than 1.5 Arachidic 4-10 ______________________________________ with at least about 89% of the oleic acid being in the 2-position of the triglycerides; and (b) a mid-fraction of palm oil having an IV of about 30-44 and a Mettler Dropping Point of about 33°-38° C. and consisting essentially of triglycerides of fatty acids in the following approximate proportions: ______________________________________ Approximate Fatty Acid Percentages ______________________________________ Palmitic 51-58 Stearic 5-8 Oleic 30-36 ______________________________________ with at least about 71% of the oleic acid being in the 2-position of the triglycerides, said proportion of sal fat fraction to palm oil mid-fraction being about 60:40 to 25:75.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 106 words

A cocoa butter equivalent hard butter having an approximate fatty acid composition consisting essentially of ______________________________________ Approximate Fatty Acid Percentages ______________________________________ Palmitic 31-43 Stearic 18-30 Oleic 33-35 ______________________________________ with at least about 80% of the oleic acid being in the 2-position of the triglycerides, said hard butter having an IV of about 33-35 and a triglyceride composition as determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography of about: ______________________________________ POP 27-44% POS 11-15% SOS 14-28% ______________________________________ where P equals palmitic acid, S equals stearic acid, and O equals oleic acid, the total symmetrical triglycerides as determined by argentation thin-layer chromatography being at least about 65%.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 106 words

A cocoa butter equivalent hard butter having an approximate fatty acid composition consisting essentially of ______________________________________ Approximate Fatty Acid Percentages ______________________________________ Palmitic 31-43 Stearic 18-30 Oleic 33-35 ______________________________________ with at least about 80% of the oleic acid being in the 2-position of the triglycerides, said hard butter having an IV of about 33-35 and a triglyceride composition as determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography of about: ______________________________________ POP 27-44% POS 11-15% SOS 14-28% ______________________________________ where P equals palmitic acid, S equals stearic acid, and O equals oleic acid, the total symmetrical triglycerides as determined by argentation thin-layer chromatography being at least about 65%.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 16 words

The hard butter of claim 2 wherein said total symmetrical triglycerides is at least about 75%.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 15 words

A confectionery coating containing the hard butter of any of claims 1, 2 or 3.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 122 words

A method for the preparation of the cocoa butter equivalent hard butter of claim 1 including the steps of (a) fractionating crude or refined sal fat by removal of a filtrate portion representing about 25-30% of the starting material to obtain the sal fat fraction identified in claim 1; (b) fractionating a refined palm oil starting material by removing a liquid first fraction from a solid fraction in a first fractionating step, representing about 65-70% of said starting material, and then by removing from the resulting solid fraction a second solid fraction in a second fractionating step to obtain the palm mid-fraction representing about 22-27% of said starting palm oil material; and (c) blending said sal fat fraction and said palm mid-fraction.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1987-08-14	1988-02-13	1988-08-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1991-08-14	1992-02-13	1992-08-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1995-08-14	1996-02-13	1996-08-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Hard butter and process for making same

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