There is provided an oil or fat composition composed chiefly of
triglycerides wherein the amount of medium-chain fatty acids in all the
fatty acids composing the oil or fat composition is 5 to 23% by mass and
the amount of triglycerides having two medium-chain fatty acid residues
in the molecule in all the triglycerides is 1 to 20% by mass.The oil or
fat composition is low in body fat accumulation, has equal cooking
properties with conventional edible oils and has good flavor and high
safety.