Unlocking Better Taste, Texture, and Performance
Everyday foods rely on the right fats to perform well. Fluffy donuts, smooth chocolate, and crisp snacks all depend on specific fat choices. Oils and fats shape texture, structure, and consistency in these foods.
At Apical, we help manufacturers and distributors with reliable functional fats and specialty fats that improve product quality. Our products are supported by global supply, technical expertise, and strong sustainability standards. This helps you create foods that meet consumer expectations every time.
Apical Functional and Specialty Fats Product Portfolio
Our sustainable vegetable oils and their derivatives support a wide range of applications from bakery, confectionery, dairy alternatives, to convenience foods and culinary uses, helping you achieve both functionality and quality.
Bakery
Fats are essential in bakery products. They help enhance pliability and elasticity of dough, keep baked goods soft and moist, and extend shelf life, ensuring consistent quality from batch to batch.
Our bakery fats support bakers of all sizes. Choose the right fat for your recipe and the performance you need.
Margarine
Our margarine is made from high quality vegetable oils and fats content that gives it rich flavor, smooth creamy texture and excellent functionality across diverse applications. Available in multiple melting points and quality parameters that seamlessly fit into your production needs, delivering both efficiency and outstanding sensory experience. Margarine contains water, salt, flavor and emulsifier. It also adds a smooth flavor, soft texture, and a beautiful golden finish to breads, cakes, and other baked goods.
Our margarine products includes:
- Vitas Cake Margarine
- Vitas Supreme Margarine
- Vitas Gold Margarine
- Vitas White Margarine
- Medalia Margarine
- Bakeria Cream Margarine
- Vitas and Medalia Sachet Margarine
Butter Oil Substitutes
Butter oil substitutes (BOS) provide the rich taste and aroma of milk butter, making them ideal for recipes that need enhanced buttery flavor. Our products in this category are:
- Vitas Butter Oil Substitute
- Marigold Butter Oil Substitute
Shortenings
Shortenings are solid fats at room temperature. They coat flour particles and slow down gluten development, which helps create a tender, crumbly texture in baked goods. Because shortening is 100% fat and has a neutral taste, it works well across many bakery applications. Our shortening range is designed for both professional and industrial bakers. Our shortening products includes:
- Vitas Shortening
- Medalia Shortening
- Vitas Gold Shortening
- Vitas Vegetable Ghee
Cooking Oils
When you cook, taste and quality matter. Our cooking oils help you bring out the best in every dish by enhancing flavor and texture.
Each oil is formulated for clean taste, high heat stability, and consistent performance in cooking, sautéing, and frying. Our oils contain essential fatty acids such as Omega-9, Omega-6, and Omega-3. They can also be fortified with vitamins in line with the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).
Our cooking oil brands include:
- Camar
- Harumas
- Palmolin
Chocolate & Confectionery
Confectionery includes candies, toffees, chocolate bars, spreads, and glazed cakes. To get the best results, you need fats with the right composition and melt point. These qualities affect texture, mouthfeel, and how long the product stays fresh.
At Apical, we develop chocolate and confectionery fats that match today’s market needs. Our fats deliver stable performance, reliable texture, and consistent quality across many applications.
Cocoa Butter Substitutes (CBS)
Cocoa butter substitutes (CBS) are vegetable fats that give chocolate a smooth, glossy finish similar to cocoa butter. They can even be used on their own, which makes production simpler and more cost-efficient. Our CBS range is formulated specifically for coating and compound chocolate, with a steep melting profile that creates a pleasant cooling sensation. The result is a smooth, satisfying mouthfeel.
Our CBS range includes:
- Apichoc
- Apikote
Cocoa Butter Replacer (CBR)
Cocoa butter replacer (CBR) is designed to blend seamlessly with natural cocoa butter while lifting the chocolate’s melting point. That added stability helps the chocolate hold its shape, gloss, and texture. With better heat resistance, it stays intact at normal room temperatures, making it a practical option for products that need to travel or sit on shelves without losing quality. Our CBR range includes:
- Apicon
Dairy Fat Replacer
These are fats designed to mimic the creamy mouthfeel and melting behavior of dairy fat. They help you reduce or replace dairy in formulations without losing creaminess. They can improve shelf life and reduce cost while keeping a familiar taste and texture. Our dairy fat replacer products are:
- Apikrim
Filling Fats
Fats with the right melt profile and stability to keep creams, praline centers, and layered fillings smooth and free from oil migration. Our filling fats product includes:
- Apicon
- Apikote
- Apifil
Spread Fats
Fats that remain soft and spreadable at room temperature, while retaining flavor and preventing separation. Perfect for chocolate spreads, nut butters, and dessert toppings. We offer the following in the spread fats category:
- Apispread
Hardener Fats
Hardener fats are high-melting fats that add firmness and structure, giving confectionery coatings and decorations a lasting snap and shine. We offer them in flake and fine powder form, and they can be used as a food emulsifier. The following are our product line:
- Apiflakes
- Apibeads
Convenience Goods
Convenience foods include ready-to-eat or easy-to-prepare products such as frozen meals, packaged snacks, and fast-food items. These products must deliver speed, consistency, and quality, so choosing the right fat is essential.
Our frying fats give you the texture, crispness, and stability your products need. They stay reliable at high heat and support consistent results in snacks, fries, and pre-cooked meals. Our frying fats for convenience foods include:
- Fyrbest
- FrybestPlus
Discover our product range in our Functional & Specialty Fats Product Brochure
Why Choose Apical
Technical Expertise and Product Solutioning
We work closely with our customers to create fats and oils that perform exactly as needed. You may need a shortening that makes dough easier to handle, a chocolate fat that holds its shape, or a frying oil that stays stable during long use. The Apical Innovation Centre (AIC) is here to help you find the right solution.
Our approach is based on solutioning. This means open discussion, clear problem-solving, and close collaboration to choose the best path forward. Through this process, we turn your ideas into reliable, market-ready products. We support you from early concept through to full commercial launch.
Global Integration and Supply Assurance
We manage every stage of the process. This includes sourcing, refining, blending, and distribution. This full control helps us keep quality consistent and supply reliable.
Our global network of refineries and logistics hubs lets us deliver on time and at scale. Wherever your business operates, you get the products you need. We also follow strict quality and sustainability standards at every site. This gives you the reliability and transparency you expect.
Learn more about our supply network.
Sustainability, Certifications, and ESG Leadership
We follow strict No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) standards. We also hold major global certifications, including RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification), and ISPO (Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil). Our products are also Halal and Kosher certified.
Through our comprehensive sustainability programs and traceability systems, these certifications provide assurance that the products you use are responsibly sourced, comply with regulatory requirements, and meet your customers’ expectations while supporting your ESG objectives.
Partner with Apical Today
Discover how our functional fats and specialty fats can help you create better, more consistent products. These fats support smoother production, stable performance, and progress toward your sustainability goals.
Whether you work in bakery, confectionery, convenience foods, or culinary applications, we provide specialty fats designed to match your needs. Our team supports you with technical expertise and a dependable global supply network.
Download Our Product Brochure → – Explore our full range of functional and specialty fats.
Contact Our Sales Team → – Get a consultation tailored to your production and business needs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What are functional and specialty fats?
Functional and specialty fats are high-quality vegetable-based fats formulated to deliver specific performance in food manufacturing. Apical’s functional and specialty fats enhance texture, flavor, and shelf life in bakery, confectionery, convenience foods, and culinary applications.
What industries use Apical’s functional and specialty fats?
Apical’s functional and specialty fats are used by bakery producers, chocolate and confectionery manufacturers, snack and convenience food companies, and food-service operators that require consistent texture, flavor, and stability in their products.
Where does Apical source its functional and specialty fats?
Apical sources functional and specialty fats from sustainably managed plantations and refineries within its integrated global network. This traceable supply chain ensures consistent quality and supports responsible environmental and social practices.
What is the shelf life of Apical’s functional and specialty fats?
Most Apical fats maintain quality for up to 12 months when stored in a cool, dry environment, though exact shelf life depends on the specific product.
Why choose Apical as a supplier of functional and specialty fats?
Apical is a trusted global supplier of functional and specialty fats because it combines technical expertise, product customization, and a fully integrated supply chain. Apical also holds international certifications and follows strict sustainability practices to ensure reliable, high-quality ingredients.
Are Apical’s functional and specialty fats certified sustainable?
Apical’s functional and specialty fats are produced under recognized sustainability standards, including RSPO certification and other international environmental and social benchmarks. This ensures that Apical’s products support responsible sourcing and long-term ESG goals.
