The invention provides a composition comprising a glyceride composition comprising at least about 15% by weight of a glyceride comprising a palmitoyl group at the 2-position, wherein at least 30% by weight of the total palmitic acid content of the composition is present at the 2-position in a glyceride, wherein the composition comprises one or more tocopherols and ascorbyl palmitate in a total amount of up to about 1% by weight, and wherein the composition does not comprise added lecithin.
