A particulate fat having either a D[3,2] between 10 and 80 microns, a D[4,3] between 20 and 160 microns or a D(50) between 20 and 160 microns. The particles are preferably have a major proportion of crystalline material, comprising α, β and β’ polymorphs and optionally amorphous fat. A method for preparing a particulate fate comprising forming said fat into molten droplets, forcing said fat under pressure through an atomising nozzle into a cryogenic chamber, cooling said droplets at a rate between 1000°C/s and 2000°C/s to form particles of at least partially crystallised fat having diameters as defined above. The flow rate may be between 1000 and 3000 litres/minute. The product throughput may be between 100 and 900 kg/hour. The pressure across the atomizing nozzle may be between 2 and 8 bar.
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