Patent ID: 6124486
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: C07C,C11C,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for making low calorie triglycerides which comprises heating in a reactor a mixture comprising from about 1 to about 47 weight percent short triglycerides having C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 fatty acid chains and from about 53 to about 99 weight percent long triglycerides having C.sub.16 to C.sub.24 fatty acid chains in the presence of from about 0.01 to about 1.0 weight percent of an interesterification catalyst comprising a metal soap at a temperature of from about 200.degree. C. to about 260.degree. C. to produce a reaction product mixture containing unreacted short and long triglycerides and low calorie triglycerides as an interesterification product of the long and short triglycerides comprising individual triglycerides having at least one long C.sub.16 to C.sub.24 fatty acid chain and at least one short C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 fatty acid chain wherein at least a substantial portion of the triglyceride have one long C.sub.16 to C.sub.24 fatty acid chain and two short C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 fatty acid chains, and separating at least a substantial portion of the low calorie triglycerides from the reaction product mixture.