A new fat blend composition allowing the preparation of a fat spread composition lowering the cholesterol level in human beings, said fat blend comprising 20% or less of saturated fatty acids among which: - 38% or less are palmitic acid (C16:0) and - 20% or more of stearic acid (C18:0) said fat blend being made at 5% to 100% of a hardstock containing from 5% to 100% of one or further hard fat and at least 5% of stearic acid. A new hardstock composition comprising: - from 20 to 100 % of one or further hard fat chosen as being a fully hydrogenated oil or a fractionated oil or fat containing more than 15% of stearic acid and - from 0% to 80% of one or further natural or fractionated oil or fat chosen among canola oil, sunflower oil, low erucic acid rapeseed oil, high oleic sunflower oil, soybean oil, corn oil, peanut oil, olive oil, high oleic canola oil, low linolenic soybean oil, high stearic sunflower oil, shea butter, cocoa butter and coconut fat.
