Patent ID: 8876919

Claim:
A method of making a lipid-based wax composition that is substantially free of fat bloom, the method comprising: providing 51-80 percent by weight triacylglycerides and 20-49 percent by weight monoacylglycerides and diacylglycerides combined, wherein the ratio of monoacylgylcerides to diacylglycerides in terms of weight percent is greater than 0.43; 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; 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; 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, wherein the lipid-based wax composition is substantially free of fat bloom.