Patent ID: 8500826

Claim:
A lipid-based wax composition that is substantially free of fat bloom, the lipid-based wax composition comprising: 51-80 percent by weight triacylglycerides; and 20-49 percent by weight monoacylglycerides and diacylglycerides combined, the lipid-based wax composition having a weight percent ratio of monoacylglycerides to diacylglycerides that is greater than 0.43, and wherein the composition comprises at least 5 percent by weight diacylglycerides; wherein the lipid-based wax composition is substantially free of fat bloom when formed by the process of: (a) blending the monoacylglycerides, diacylglycerides, and triacylglycerides in the lipid-based wax composition by heating the lipid-based wax composition at a sufficiently high temperature to destroy substantially all crystal structure within the lipid-based wax composition; (b) pouring the lipid-based wax composition into a mold or a container having a surface and a core, wherein the pouring is conducted at a temperature at least 15° C. greater than the congeal point of the lipid-based wax composition, therein forming a molded wax; (c) cooling the lipid-based wax composition under conditions sufficient to cool the core of the molded wax to at least 5° C. below the congeal point of the lipid-based wax composition in 30-90 minutes.