A COMPOSITION COMPRISING TRIGLYCERIDES MAY BE USED AS A COATING FAT. THE TRIGLYCERIDE CONTENT OF THE COMPOSITION COMPRISES: SSS IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM 10 TO 20% SUS IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM 25 TO 65% SSU IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM 20 TO 50% SU2 IN AN AMOUNT OF LESS THAN 15% AND S2U IN AN AMOUNT OF GREATER THAN 70% WHEREIN: THE WEIGHT RATIO OF SUS:SSU IS FROM 0.5:1 TO 3.0:1 S IS A SATURATED FATTY ACID RESIDUE HAVING FROM 12 TO 24 CARBON ATOMS U IS AN UNSATURATED FATTY ACID RESIDUE HAVING FROM 12 TO 24 CARBON ATOMSAND ALL PERCENTAGES ARE BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE TOTAL TRIGLYCERIDES PRESENT IN THE COMPOSITION. (NO SUITABLE FIGURE)