| abstract |
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A nutritional fat suitable for enteral and parenteral products is disclosed. This fat consists essentially of from about 50 to 100% by weight triglycerides having the formula: wherein each R1 group is selected from n-heptanoyl, n-octanoyl, n-nonanoyl, n-decanoyl and n-undecanoyl groups: and the R2 groups comprise from 0 to about 90% saturated acyl groups selected from n-heptanoyl, n-octanoyl, n-nonanoyl, n-decanoyl, n-undecanoyl, lauroyl, myristoyl, palmitoyl, stearoyl and mixtures thereof; from 0 to about 90% oleoyl groups; from about 10 to 100% linoleoyl groups; and from 0 to about 10% linolenoyl groups. |