Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a process for preparing a cheese product containing polyol fatty acid polyesters, having the following steps:(a) preparing a water and oil containing mixture comprising from 1.2-40 wt. % oil, by combining a fatty composition containing at least 40% polyol fatty acid polyesters by weight of oil with an aqueous composition,(b) homogenizing said mixture so as to obtain a filled milk having an average oil droplet size of less than 20 microns,(c) preparing a cheese milk by combining the filled milk of step (b) and an aqueous composition containing at least 2 wt. % milk protein,(d) adding a starter culture and/or coagulant to the cheese milk and leaving it to coagulate,(e) optionally cutting the coagulum to provide curd particles in whey, and(f) separating the whey from the curd.