This disclosure concerns methods for producing a high purity stearin comprising, for example, providing a sunflower oil comprising no more than about 4% total saturated fat and hydrogenating the sunflower oil. By way of further example, a method for producing a high purity tristearin may comprise providing sunflower oil comprising at least about 88% oleic acid and hydrogenating the sunflower oil. High purity stearin produced by methods, such as the foregoing, are also disclosed.本揭露內容係有關於用於生產高純度硬脂之方法,包含,例如,提供一包含不多於約4%之總飽和脂肪之葵花油,及氫化此葵花油。作為另一範例,一種生產高純度三硬脂之方法可包含提供包含至少約88%油酸之葵花油,及氫化此葵花油。藉由諸如前述之方法生產之高純度硬脂亦被揭露。
