Skittles Syrup: Refining the Process

I've had difficulties with the saturated fats becoming emulsified and therefore partially miscible with the aqueous layer. Hot extraction with canola works well, removing a large quantity of these fats, but I still have to cold gravity filter the resultant mixture which takes a long time. I am planning on using this product in lieu of a vacuum filter assembly since the process looks to be much swifter and much cleaner. Also, I'm planning to post density values of the resulting finished product so that replicable results aren't as much of an "art."