PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FAT COMPOSITION REDUCED IN TRANS ACID CONTENT AND PROCESSED FAT PRODUCT CONTAINING THE FAT COMPOSITION

摘要

A process for producing a fat composition which comprises: (a) the step of mixing a fat (A) comprising triglycerides in which fatty acids having 14 or less carbon atoms account for 50-100 mass% of all constituent fatty acids with a fat (B) comprising triglycerides in which fatty acids having 16-24 carbon atoms account for 80-100 mass% of all constituent fatty acids; (b) the step of subjecting the resultant fat mixture to random transesterification with the aid of an enzyme which does not have position specificity; and (c) the step of obtaining the target fat composition containing no trans acids. The fat composition, which contains no trans acids, has satisfactory plasticity and gives a satisfactory feeling upon melting in the mouth. Also provided is a processed fat product prepared with the fat composition.