Patent ID: 8663628

Claim:
A process for preparing an enzymatic solid phase reaction mixture for preparing a solid having greater than 40% monoglyceride, said process comprising: (i) melting a triglyceride derived from palm oil, sunflower oil, rape seed oil, soya bean oil, safflower oil, cottonseed oil, ground nut oil, corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, lard, tallow, or mixtures thereof, with a lecithin, to form a fat phase; (ii) adding to said fat phase a solution of lipase in glycerol, wherein the glycerol is present in an amount of at least 14% by weight of the total mixture, and stirring the resultant mixture; (iii) homogenizing said mixture; and (iv) processing said enzymatic solid phase reaction mixture by (a) spray crystallizing or (b) pelleting, flaking or extruding and grinding.