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Vegetable oils having an elevated stearic acid content and a low polyunsaturates content are described. A confectionery product containing oils of the invention is also described.

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What is claimed is: 1. A Brassica seed oil, said oil having a stearic acid content of about 15% to about 30% and a polyunsaturated fatty acid content of about 2% to about 15%. 2. The oil of claim 1, wherein said stearic acid content is about 17% to about 28%. 3. The oil of claim 1, said oil fur

What is claimed is: 1. A Brassica seed oil, said oil having a stearic acid content of about 15% to about 30% and a polyunsaturated fatty acid content of about 2% to about 15%. 2. The oil of claim 1, wherein said stearic acid content is about 17% to about 28%. 3. The oil of claim 1, said oil further having an oleic acid content of about 34% to about 53%. 4. The oil of claim 3, wherein said oleic acid content is about 46% to about 53%. 5. The oil of claim 1, said oil further having an α-linolenic acid content of about 0.6% to about 2.0%. 6. The oil of claim 1, said oil further having a palmitic acid content of about 6% to about 20%. 7. The oil of claim 6, wherein said palmitic acid content is about 7% to about 19%. 8. The oil of claim 1, wherein said oil has an iodine value of less than about 76. 9. The oil of claim 1, wherein said oil has a DSC melting point of about 4째 C. to about 20째 C. in the absence of cold storage crystallization and a DSC melting point of about 24째 C. to about 40째 C. following cold storage crystallization. 10. The oil of claim 1, said oil having a stearic acid content of about 19% to about 30%. 11. The oil of claim 10, said oil further having a palmitic acid content of about 6% to about 19%. 12. The oil of claim 10, said oil further having an oleic acid content of about 46% to about 53%. 13. The oil of claim 10, wherein said oil has a DSC melting point of about 30째 C. to about 40째 C. in the absence of a cold storage period. 14. The oil of claim 11, wherein about 15% or more of the triacylglycerols in said oil comprise an oleate moiety at the sn-2 position and palmitate or stearate moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions. 15. The oil of claim 14, wherein about 18% or more of the triacylglycerols in said oil comprise an oleate moiety at the sn-2 position and palmitate or stearate moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions. 16. The oil of claim 14, wherein about 30% or more of the triacylglycerols in said oil comprise an oleate moiety at the sn-2 position and palmitate or stearate moieties at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions. 17. The oil of claim 10, wherein about 10% to about 25% of the triacylglycerols in said oil have a stearate moiety at the sn-1 position, an oleate moiety at the sn-2 position, and a stearate moiety at the sn-3 position; and about 6% to about 12% of triacylglycerols in said oil have a palmitate moiety at the sn-1 position, an oleate moiety at the sn-2 position, and a stearate moiety at the sn-3 position. 18. A solid fat product comprising the oil of claim 1. 19. The solid fat product of claim 18, wherein said product is a margarine. 20. The solid fat product of claim 19, wherein said margarine is a stick margarine. 21. The solid fat product of claim 19, wherein said margarine is a soft tub spread. 22. The solid fat product of claim 19, wherein said margarine further comprises water, a thickening agent, a milk product, a preservative, a flavor agent, an emulsifier, a vitamin, or a coloring agent. 23. The solid fat product of claim 22, wherein said thickening agent is gelatin, pectin, carrageenan, agar, or starch. 24. The solid fat product of claim 22, wherein said milk product is spray-dried whey. 25. The solid fat product of claim 22, wherein said preservative is salt, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, or lactic acid. 26. The solid fat product of claim 18, wherein said product is a shortening. 27. The solid fat product of claim 26, wherein said shortening further comprises an emulsifier, an antifoam agent, an antioxidant, a metal chelator, a colorant, or a flavor agent. 28. The solid fat product of claim 27, wherein said antioxidant is tert-butylhydroquinone, butylated hydroxytoluene, or butylated hydroxyanisole. 29. The solid fat product of claim 27, wherein said flavor agent is diacetyl. 30. The solid fat product of claim 27, wherein said colorant is a carotene, bixin, or apo-6-carotenal.