Monoacylglycerols act as crystallisation inducers, serving as a
nucleation seed and consequently facilitating aggregation of the
triacylglycerol molecules, thus reducing the induction process
time. The presence of these partial acylglycerols did not lead to significant
changes in the final solids content after isothermal crystallisation,
which is in agreement with the results obtained by
Wright, Hartel, Narine, and Marangoni (2000), who found that
acceleration of the crystallisation speed by the presence of minor
compounds did not necessarily affect the final solid fat content
in an isothermal process.