PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil and fat physical property improving agent for improving physical properties such as a melting point, a freezing point and hardness of oil and fat using oil and fat for food, and oil for cosmetics.SOLUTION: Processed oil and fat containing saturated fatty acid sterol ester is added into extremely hardened fat in a solid state at an ordinary temperature and into vegetable salad oil in a liquid state at the ordinary temperature. A melting point, a freezing point and hardness can thereby be made high for any oil and fat, and processed oil and fat containing saturated fatty acid sterol ester can be used as an oil and fat physical property improving agent used for oil and fat for food, and oil for cosmetics.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】食品用油脂および化粧品用油剤に用いて、これらの油脂の融点、凝固点、硬度などの物性を改良する油脂物性改良剤を提供する。【解決手段】飽和脂肪酸ステロールエステル含有加工油脂を、常温で固体状の極度硬化脂または常温で液体状の植物サラダ油に添加すると、いずれの油脂に対しても融点、凝固点および硬度を高くすることができるため、飽和脂肪酸ステロールエステル含有加工油脂を、食品用油脂および化粧品用油剤に用いる油脂物性改良剤として利用できる。【選択図】なし
