Patent ID: 8808784

Claim:
A shortening composition comprising from about 40% to about 90% sucrose polyester, by weight, wherein said shortening composition comprises: a. from about 5% to about 15% of a hard stock fraction; b. from about 10% to about 30% of a low waxiness sucrose polyester intermediate melting fraction having a Solid Fat Index of from about 3% to about 10% solids at 40° C., wherein: said low waxiness sucrose polyester intermediate melting fraction comprises a blend of sucrose polyesters; and each sucrose polyester comprises a sucrose moiety and a plurality of fatty acid ester moieties, wherein at least five of the available hydroxyl groups on the sucrose are esterified with a fatty acid; and c. from about 40% to about 80% of a liquid fraction; wherein said shortening composition has, based on total weight of the shortening composition, a Solid Fat Index of from about 5% to about 10% solids at 40° C.; a Firmness of from about 90,000 Pa to about 1,500,000 Pa; and a Yield Value of from about 300 Pa to about 10,000 Pa.