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Fat compositions that contain a vegetable oil and a plant-derived wax component are described. Food and cosmetic products containing such fat compositions also are described.

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1. A method for making a composition, said method comprising blending rapeseed oil and a plant-derived wax component, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises about 0.5% to about 15%, by weight, of said composition, wherein said plant-derived wax component is selected from the group consis

1. A method for making a composition, said method comprising blending rapeseed oil and a plant-derived wax component, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises about 0.5% to about 15%, by weight, of said composition, wherein said plant-derived wax component is selected from the group consisting of sunflower oil wax, rice bran wax, and corn oil wax, and wherein a solid fat content of the composition is between about 0.1% and about 12% at about 10° C. 2. A microwave popcorn product comprising a plurality of unpopped popcorn kernels and a fat composition, wherein said kernels are suspended in said fat composition, and wherein said fat composition comprises a vegetable oil and a plant-derived wax component that are interesterified, said plant-derived wax component comprising at least about 0.1%, by weight, of said fat composition, wherein said plant-derived wax component is selected from the group consisting of sunflower oil wax, rice bran wax, and corn oil wax, and wherein a solid fat content of the composition is between about 0.1% and about 12% at about 10° C. 3. The microwave popcorn product of claim 2, wherein said plant-derived wax comprises about 1% to about 2%, by weight, of said composition. 4. The microwave popcorn product of claim 2, wherein said vegetable oil is rapeseed oil. 5. The microwave popcorn product of claim 2, wherein said vegetable oil is selected from the group consisting of rapeseed oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, cottonseed oil, and corn oil. 6. A cosmetic product comprising a fat composition, said fat composition comprising a vegetable oil and a plant-derived wax component that are interesterified, said plant-derived wax component comprising at least about 0.1%, by weight, of said fat composition, wherein said plant-derived wax component is selected from the group consisting of sunflower oil wax, rice bran wax, and corn oil wax, and wherein a solid fat content of the composition is between about 0.1% and about 12% at about 10° C. 7. The cosmetic product of claim 6, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises about 0.5% to about 30%, by weight, of said fat composition. 8. The cosmetic product of claim 6, wherein said vegetable oil is rapeseed oil. 9. The cosmetic product of claim 6, wherein said vegetable oil is selected from the group consisting of rapeseed oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, cottonseed oil, and corn oil. 10. A method for making a composition, said method comprising blending rapeseed oil and a plant-derived wax component, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises about 0.5% to about 15%, by weight, of said composition, wherein said plant-derived wax component is selected from the group consisting of sunflower oil wax, rice bran wax, and corn oil wax, and wherein a saturated fatty acid content of said composition is less than about 7%. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises sunflower oil wax. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein said vegetable oil is selected from the group consisting of rapeseed oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, cottonseed oil, and corn oil. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein said rapeseed oil is canola oil. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises about 0.5% to about 7.5%, by weight, of said composition. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises about 1% to about 5%, by weight, of said composition. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein said plant-derived wax component comprises about 2% to about 4%, by weight, of said composition. 17. The method of claim 10, wherein said composition has a melting point of at least about 46° C. 18. The method of claim 10, wherein said composition has a melting point of at least about 52° C. 19. The method of claim 10, wherein said composition has a melting point of at least about 60° C. 20. The method of claim 10, wherein said composition has a melting point of about 46° C. to about 75° C. 21. The method of claim 10 wherein a trans fatty acid content of said composition is less than about 3%.