Disclosed are human milk fat (HMF) substitutes, processes for their
preparation, uses thereof and fat blends and infants formulae containing
them. A fat base composition of the invention comprises a mixture of
vegetable-derived triglycerides, with less than 50% of the fatty acid
residues bonded at the sn-2 position being saturated; and/or with the
amount of saturated fatty acid residues bonded at the sn-2 position of
the glycerol backbone less than about 43.5% of the total amount of
saturated fatty acid residues. Typically, substantially all of the
saturated fatty acids bonded at the sn-2 position of the glycerol
backbone are palmitic acid residues. Also disclosed are substitute HMF
compositions comprising a blend of at least 25% or at least 30% of the
said fat base composition of the invention with up to 75%, or
respectively up to 70%, of at least one vegetable oil. Processes for
preparing the fat base compositions and blend are also disclosed. Further
disclosed are infant formulas comprising the fat base composition or
substitute human milk fat composition.