CLAIMS

1. A fat composition comprising at least 80% by mass triglycerides consisting of glycerol esterified with: o a first saturated fatty acid; o a second saturated fatty acid; and o a third saturated fatty acid.

2. The fat composition of Claim i, wherein the first saturated fatty acid, the second saturated fatty acid, and the third saturated fatty acid are linear.

3. The fat composition of Claim 1, wherein the first saturated fatty acid, the second saturated fatty acid, and the third saturated fatty acid are not cis-unsaturated fatty acids that have been hydrogenated.

4. The fat composition of Claim 1, wherein the first saturated fatty acid, the second saturated fatty acid, and the third saturated fatty acid are each selected from the group comprising: butanoic acid, pentanoic acid, hexanoic acid, heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, decanoic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tridecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, pentadecanoic acid, hexadecenoic acid, heptadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid, nonadecanoic acid, eicosanoic acid, heneicosanoic acid, docosanoic acid, tricosanoic acid, and tetracosanoic acid.

5. The fat composition of Claim 4, wherein the first saturated fatty acid and the second saturated fatty acid are different.

6. The fat composition of Claim 1, further comprising an additive comprising at least one of an emulsifier, a flavorant, a nutritional additive, a colorant, or an antioxidant.

7. An animal fat functional analogue comprising a gapped formulation of

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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) interesterified triglycerides consisting essentially of saturated fatty acids, wherein the saturated fatty acids comprise carbon chain lengths between four and twenty-four carbon atoms long, wherein the gapped formulation comprises a larger mass fraction of saturated fatty acids with chain lengths greater than the gap relative to saturated fatty acids with chain lengths less than the gap.

8. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 7, wherein the gapped formulation excludes at least two of capric acid, undecylic acid, lauric acid, tridecylic acid, myristic acid, and pentadecylic acid.

9. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 7, wherein the gapped formulation comprises at most 40% by mass of fatty acids comprising fewer than a threshold number of carbon atoms and wherein the gapped formulation comprises at least 60% by mass of fatty acids comprising greater than the threshold number of carbon atoms.

10. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 9, wherein the gapped formulation comprises about 10% caprylic acid, about 30% capric acid, about 20% myristic acid, and about 40% palmitic acid.

11. An animal fat mimic comprising:

• lipids consisting of saturated fatty acids;

• a melting point greater than about 3O°C; and

• wherein a solid fat content of the animal fat mimic changes from about 0.8 to about 0.2 over a temperature span of between about 2O°C and 3O°C.

12. The animal fat mimic of Claim 11, wherein the solid fat content is about 0.5 at a temperature between 15°C and 25°C.

13. The animal fat mimic of Claim 12, wherein the solid fat content of the animal fat mimic comprises a plateau that persists for at least a temperature span of 5°C.

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14. The fat composition of Claim 1 or the animal fat mimic of Claim 11, wherein the triglycerides comprise interesterified triglycerides or the lipids comprise a distribution of triglycerides formed by interesterifying a plurality of free saturated fatty acids with glycerol.

15. The fat composition or the animal fat mimic of any of Claims 4, 7, or 11, wherein the first saturated fatty acid, the second saturated fatty acid, and the third saturated fatty acid or the saturated fatty acids each comprise an even carbon chain length.

16. The fat composition or the animal fat mimic of Claim 15, wherein the fat composition is a gapped formulation.

17. The fat composition or the animal fat mimic of Claim 16, wherein the gapped formulation excludes at least two sequential chain length fatty acids.

18. The fat composition or the animal fat mimic of Claim 17, wherein the fat composition comprises less than about 5% by mass of the excluded fatty acids.

19. The fat composition or the animal fat mimic of any of Claims 1, 7, or 11, wherein the first saturated fatty acid, the second saturated fatty acid, and the third saturated fatty acid or the saturated fatty acids are each manufactured by oxidizing paraffins, wherein the paraffins are manufacturing using a Fischer-Tropsch process.

20. A food product comprising the fat composition or the animal fat mimic of any of Claims 1-19.

21. The fat composition of Claim 1, wherein the fat composition is a gapped formulation.

22. The fat composition of Claim 21, wherein the gapped formulation excludes at least two sequential chain length fatty acids.

23. The fat composition of Claim 22, wherein the fat composition comprises less than 5% of the excluded fatty acids.

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24. The fat composition of Claim 1, wherein the triglycerides comprise interesterified triglycerides.

25. The fat composition of Claim 1, wherein the first saturated fatty acid, the second saturated fatty acid, and the third saturated fatty acid are each manufactured by oxidizing paraffins, wherein the paraffins are manufacturing using a Fischer-Tropsch process.

26. A fat composition consisting essentially of triacylglycerides derived from saturated free fatty acids, wherein the saturated free fatty acids comprise a carbon chain length between four and twenty-four carbon atoms long, wherein the saturated free fatty acids exclude at least two saturated free fatty acids with sequential carbon chain lengths; and optionally one or more additives.

27. The fat composition of Claim 26, wherein the one or more additives comprise a solvent, an emulsifier, a flavorant, a nutritional additive, a colorant, or an antioxidant.

28. The fat composition of Claim 26, wherein the triacylglycerides consist essentially of even chain length fatty acids.

29. The fat composition of Claim 26, wherein the saturated free fatty acids are manufactured by oxidizing paraffins.

30. The fat composition of Claim 26, wherein the triacylgelycerides comprise interesterified triacylglycerides.

31. The fat composition of Claim 30, wherein a distribution of the interesterified triacylglycerides is substantially stochastic.

32. The fat composition of Claim 26, wherein the saturated free fatty acids are linear.

33. The animal fat mimic of Claim 12, wherein the solid fat content is determined using corrected differential scanning calorimetry.

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34. The animal fat mimic of Claim 12, wherein the lipids comprise a distribution of triglycerides formed by interesterifying a plurality of free saturated fatty acids with glycerol.

35. The animal fat mimic of Claim 34, wherein the plurality of free saturated fatty acids comprise even chain fatty acids with chain lengths between four carbon atoms and twenty carbon atoms in length.

36. An animal fat functional analogue comprising:

• triglycerides wherein an approximate mass distribution of free fatty acids in the triglycerides is about: o less than 5% butyric acid; o less than 5% valeric acid; o less than 5% caproic acid; o less than 5% enanthic acid; o between 2-15% caprylic acid; o between 0-15% pelargonic acid; o between 7-20% capric acid; o between 0-20% undecylic acid; o between 2-10% lauric acid; o between 0-10% tridecylic acid; o between 5-25% myristic acid; o between 0-25% pentadecylic acid; o between 7-25% palmitic acid; o less than 10% margaric acid; o less than 10% stearic acid;

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37. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 36, wherein the approximate mass distribution comprises about 7.5% caprylic acid; about 7.5% pelargonic acid; about 12.5% capric acid; about 12.5% undecylic acid; about 25% myristic acid; about 25% pentadecylic acid; about 5% palmitic acid; and about 5% margaric acid.

38. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 36, wherein the approximate mass distribution comprises about 8% caprylic acid; about 8% pelargonic acid; about 10% capric acid; about 10% undecylic acid; about 10% lauric acid; about 10% tridecylic acid; about 11% myristic acid; about 11% pentadecylic acid; about 11% palmitic acid; and about 11% margaric acid.

39. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 36, wherein the approximate mass distribution comprises about 6% caprylic acid; about 6% pelargonic acid; about 16% capric acid; about 16% undecylic acid; about 5% lauric acid; about 5% tridecylic acid; about 23% palmitic acid; and about 23% margaric acid.

40. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 36, wherein the approximate mass distribution comprises about 5% caprylic acid; about 5% pelargonic acid; about 15% capric acid; about 15% undecylic acid; about 10% myristic acid; about 10% pentadecylic acid; about 20% palmitic acid; about 20% margaric acid.

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41. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 36, wherein the approximate mass distribution comprises about 14% caprylic acid; about 14% pelargonic acid; about 4% lauric acid; about 4% tridecylic acid; about 18% myristic acid; about 18% pentadecylic acid; about 14% palmitic acid; and about 14% margaric acid.

42. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 36, wherein the approximate mass distribution comprises about 15% capric acid; about 15% undecylic acid; about 5% lauric acid; about 5% tridecylic acid; about 5% myristic acid; about 5% pentadecylic acid; about 10% palmitic acid; about 10% margaric acid; about 10% stearic acid; about 10% nonadecylic acid; and about 10% arachidic acid.

43. The animal fat functional analogue of Claim 36, wherein the approximate mass distribution comprises about 2.5% caprylic acid; about 2.5% pelargonic acid; about 17.5% capric acid; about 17.5% undecylic acid; about 5% lauric acid; about 5% tridecylic acid; about 15% palmitic acid; about 15% margaric acid; about 7.5% stearic acid; about 7.5% nonadecylic acid; and about 5% arachidic acid.

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