The invention relates to a method for producing a bloom-retarding component for chocolate and chocolate-like products, the method comprising the step of:Deodorizing a triglyceride composition, said triglyceride composition comprising at least 40% by weight of mono unsaturated symmetric triglycerides selected from the group consisting of POP, StOSt and POSt, where P equals palmityl, St equals stearyl and O equals oleyl, the deodorizing taking place for at least 60 minutes at a temperature of at least 220° C.
