TY - JOUR T1 - Preparation of Semi-Solid Fats by Chemical Interesterification AU - , Shahla Sanaz AU - , Hamidi Ali Asghar JO - Research Journal of Biological Sciences VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 378 EP - 381 PY - 2008 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-8846 DO - rjbsci.2008.378.381 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2008.378.381 KW - Chemical interesterification KW -beef tallow KW -sunflower oil KW -soybean oil KW -margarine KW -confectionary fats KW -trans-fatty acids AB - Preparation of semi-solid fats by chemical interesterification of blends with different weight percents from beef tallow, sunflower oil and soybean oil has been investigated. Blends of 25-70% beef tallow with sunflower and soybean oils have been chemically interesterified under these conditions: (temperature: 100-110°C, time: 60 min under 150 mmHg vacuum and adding 0.5 wt% of sodium methoxide as catalyst). Interesterified products were analyzed for melting point by wiley and capillary methods, iodine value by Hanus method, and SFC in 10, 20, 30 and 40°C by NMR method. Interesterified blends of 25% tallow and 75% sunflower oil got melting point and iodine value confirmed with national standard no. 143 of Iran for margarine, in addition to low SFC in 40°C. Interesterified blends of 30-70 wt% tallow with sunflower and soybean oils got melting point and iodine value confirmed with national standard no. 156 of Iran for confectionary fats. Interesterified products contained at most 2.1% trans-fatty acids that derived from the tallow fraction which originally contained 3.4% trans-fatty acids resulted from microbial hydrogenation in rumen. ER -