Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for refining glyceride oil by size exclusion chromatography to obtain a triglyceride enriched fraction. The process comprises passing a glyceride oil through a size exclusion column packed with porous particles having a mass weighted mean particle size of 20 to 1,000 ?m and an average pore size of 10 to 150 A without using any solvent and collecting an eluate fraction enriched in triglyceride. The process may further comprise passing a solvent through the size exclusion column after the eluate fraction enriched in triglyceride is collected to obtain a partial glyceride enriched fraction. The process can suitably be used to produce triglyceride enriched fraction having a triglyceride content that is close to 100%.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an aerated food product, such as ice cream, comprising at least 0.5 wt. % of fat and at least 30 wt. % of water, said fat being characterized by the following solid fat profile: 30%<N10<80%; 3%<N20<55%; N10-N30>=30%; said fat further being characterized by the following fatty acid composition: less than 56% unsaturated fatty acids; not more than 60% unsaturated fatty acids; at least 1.5% C12-C14 fatty acids; <=1.5.% ?-3 unsaturated fatty acids; <=25% saturated C12-C14 fatty acids; and <=5% C4-C10 fatty acids; all percentages being calculated by weight of the total amount of fatty acids. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the aforementioned aerated food product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for refining glyceride oil by size exclusion chromatography to obtain a triglyceride enriched fraction. The process comprises passing a glyceride oil through a size exclusion column packed with porous particles having a mass weighted mean particle size of 20 to 1,000 ?m and an average pore size of 10 to 150 A without using any solvent and collecting an eluate fraction enriched in triglyceride. The process may further comprise passing a solvent through the size exclusion column after the eluate fraction enriched in triglyceride is collected to obtain a partial glyceride enriched fraction. The process can suitably be used to produce triglyceride enriched fraction having a triglyceride content that is close to 100%.