A flowable nondigestible oil composition having a Consistency in a
temperature range of 20.degree. C. to 40.degree. C. of less than about
600 P.sec.sup.(n-1). The flowable nondigestible oil contains a liquid
polyol polyester having a complete melt point less than 37.degree. C.,
and a solid polyol polyester having a complete melt point of at least
about 37.degree. C., wherein the solid polyol polyester contains a solid
saturated polyol polyester capable of forming crystallized spherulites.
The flowable nondigestible oil is made by a process which includes the
steps of melting completely the nondigestible oil, reducing the
temperature of the melted nondigestible oil to a first crystallization
temperature less than the onset crystallization temperature of the solid
saturated polyol polyester, holding the nondigestible oil at the first
crystallization temperature for a time sufficient to crystallize a
portion of the solid saturated polyol polyester into crystallized
spherulites, further reducing the temperature to an ambient
crystallization temperature, and holding the polyol polyester composition
for a time sufficient to crystallize the remaining portion of the solid
polyol fatty acid polyester. The process is accompanied by shearing of
the composition during the crystallization of the remaining portion of
the solid polyol fatty acid polyester. The process is generally completed
within 5 hours, usually within about 2 hours.
