TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The mixture comprises 6-20%, preferably 5-15% of lauric acid (12C:0); 55-65% of oleic acid (18C:1); 15-25% of capric acid (10C:0); and 5-15% of caprylic acid (8C:0). In the mixture: caprylic acid (8C:0), capric acid (10C:0), and lauric acid (12C:0) together are present at 20-40% or 60-85%; oleic acid (18C:1) and palmitoleic acid (16:1) together are present at 50-85% or 15-40%; stearic (18:0) and palmitic acid (16:0) are present at less than 4%; myristic acid (14:0) is present at less than 2%; linoleic acid (18:2) and linolenic acid (18:3) together are present at less than 3%; and arachidic acid (20C:0), behenic acid (22C:0) and lignoceric acid (24C:0) are present at less than 1%. The mixture is an oil or a blend of at least two different oils. The mixture comprises a portion of the blend, which is at 1%, 2%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. The mixture comprises: 15-25% (preferably 5-10%) of caprylic acid ethyl ester/n-propyl ester/n-butyl ester (8C); 25-35% or 30-40% of capric acid ethyl ester/n-propyl ester/n-butyl ester (10C); and 5-20% of lauric acid ethyl ester/n-propyl ester/n-butyl ester (12C). Preferred Components: The monounsaturated fatty acids are present in an amount of at least 10%, preferably at least 60%. The polyunsaturated fatty acids and saturated fatty acids having more than 12 carbons together are present at less than 15%, preferably less than 3%. The alkyl-esterified fatty acids do not comprise branched chain alkyl esters. The esterified fatty acids are not isopropylesters. The esterified fatty acids comprise or consist essentially of methylesters, ethyl esters, n-propylesters and n-butyl esters. The medium chain fatty acids comprise capric acid (10C:0), and the capric acid comprises 30-60 wt.% of the blend. The medium chain fatty acids comprise lauric acid (12C:0), and the lauric acid comprises 5-20 wt.% of the blend. The blend comprises less than 8%, preferably less than 6% of myristic acid and saturated long chain fatty acids. The blend comprises 15-40% or 60-85% of saturated medium chain fatty acids and 60-85% or 15-40% of monounsaturated long chain fatty acids. The monounsaturated long chain fatty acids comprise palmitoleic acid (16C:1) and/or oleic acid (18C:1). The oils are canola, rapeseed, palm oil, palm kernel, coconut, tucum, sunflower, safflower, Cuphea, olive, Macadamia, babassu, Castor, peanut, cotton, flaxseed, linseed, Cohune or Jatropha. The oils are derived from a genetically modified plant, where the plant is modified such that it produces saturated medium chain fatty acids. The blend has a melting point of less than or equal to -10 degrees C or less than or equal to -20 degrees C. The medium chain fatty acids comprise fatty acids having 12 carbons or less. EXAMPLE - Typical composition comprised (in ml/100 g): caproic methyl ester (ME) (6:0) (1.1); caprylic ME (8:0) (22.8); capric ME (10:0) (34.4); lauric ME (12:0) (23); myristic ME (14:0) (4.7); palmitic ME (16:0) (2.3); stearic ME (18:0) (2.1); oleic ME (18:1) (17.1); linoleic ME (18:2) (1.1); linolenic ME (18:3) (1.1); arachidic ME (20:0) (1.2); behenic ME (22:0) (1.2); and lignoceric ME (24:0) (1.2).