The binary phase behavior of SOS (1,3-distearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol) and SLS (1,3-distearoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycerol) was examined by using DSC and conventional and synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction. The solidsolution phases were observed in the metastable α and γ forms in all concentration ranges. Results indicated that the miscible γ form did not transform to the β′ form when the mixtures were subjected to simple cooling from a high-temperature liquid to a low-temperature solid phase. However, an α-melt-mediated transformation into β′ and β 2 resulted in the formation of immiscible phases in concentration ranges of SLS below 30%. By contrast, at SLS concentration ranges above 30%, the α-meltmediated transformation caused crystallization of only the γ form, and β′ and β 2 crystals did not appear. These results show that the specific interactions between SOS and SLS are operative in the phase behavior of the mixture states of SOS and SLS.The phase behavior of TAG mixtures is one of the major factors that determines the macroscopic properties of fat products, such as mouthfeel, appearance, and rheology, together with fat polymorphism, crystal size, morphology, and crystal network formation (1-8).Real fat systems of both vegetable and animal origin are multicomponent systems containing different kinds of FA moieties. The complex features of real fat systems are due to fat polymorphism as well as the mixing behavior of different TAG. The physical analysis of real fat systems usually starts with understanding the individual TAG molecules and subsequently moves on to understanding the mixed systems. The best approach for the latter task usually starts with studying binary mixture systems of different TAG and extends to ternary and multicomponent mixture systems. Therefore, many studies of binary phase behavior have been performed for different combinations of TAG mixtures (9-15).In the phase behavior of binary mixture systems, three typical phases can occur: a solid-solution phase, a eutectic phase, and molecular compound formation. The general tendency in the relationship between molecular interactions and phase behavior may be summarized as follows: (i) The two components (A and B) can exchange places with one another in the crystal lattice in all concentration ratios (solid-solution phase); (ii) no solubilities will exist in the lattices of crystals A and B, respectively (eutectic phase); and (iii) highly specific interactions can give rise to the formation of molecular compounds. In the particular case of the mixture of tristearin/tripalmitin (SSS/PPP) (16,17), metastable α and β′ forms were shown to exhibit continuous solid solutions, yet a eutectic nature was revealed in the most stable β form. For PPP/1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol (POP) mixtures (18,19), eutectic phases were observed in the metastable α and β′ forms and in the most stable β form as well. Recent studies on phase behavior have revealed various types of binary mixtures of TAG that form molecular compounds: 1,3-distearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn...