| Abstract: | A new type of low erucic acid rapeseed oil containing high amount (11%) of palmitic acid (C16-LOBRA) was studied, both in labscale and in pilot-plant equipment. The polymorphic behaviour of fat blends and margarine emulsions consisting of C16-LOBRA, LOBRA and soybean oil and their hydrogenated fats were examined. The results clearly show the potential in the hydrogenated C16-LOBRA. The time before the stable ß-form is developed is much longer for the hydrogenated C16-LOBRA compared with the hydrogenated LOBRA and in fact similar to a hydrogenated soybean oil. The hydrogenated C16-LOBRA is therefore well suited to be used in e.g. margarine systems. |
