The invention relates to a high melting point chicken fat produced by dry fractionation of semi-liquid chicken fat. In particularly the invention relates to a chicken fat wherein the chicken fat having a total saturated fat content of 48 to 72 wt% (based on weight of total fat) comprising the fatty acids C16:0 in the range of 36 to 55 wt% (based on weight of total fat) and C18:0 in the range of 11 to 19 wt% (based on weight of total fat).