Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Palm oil is one of the most important sources of revenue to Malaysia. Exports of palm oil from the country increased by 41.8% in 2007 compared to that of in 2006. Of this total amount, more than 70% of palm oil exports comprise mainly refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm oil, RBD palm olein and […]
Our vascular system which consists of mainly blood vessels is something comparable to a plumbing system within our body through which blood circulates, transferring various supplies that are essential for the growth of our body as well as ridding it of wastes. Proteins, vitamins, minerals, ions or even waste are transported from one part of […]
Today’s market is becoming more and more demanding of fatty acids with high quality. The fatty acid industry is one of those that are experiencing rapid growth in the Malaysian oil palm industry. It has expanded significantly since the first fatty acid plant was established in 1979. Nowadays, many new fatty acid plants have been […]
Cheese is a food made from coagulated curds that are pressed together to form a solid that is usually allowed to ripen. The main milk components (protein, fat and minerals) are concentrated and protected from rapid deterioration by spoilage micro-organisms. Many industrial food applications are dependant on the delivery of an authentic cheese flavour, however, […]
Prices of most oils and fats were generally bullish during the period of 2001 to 2004. They moved in tandem, forming a general up trend during the period. However, they were bearish the following year, then recovered in 2006. But this was not the case with cottonseed oil where price independently followed a different pattern […]
There was an increase of 6.1% in the Malaysian production of palm oil from 14.962 million tonnes in 2005 to 15.881 million tonnes in 2006 (Table 1). This was a smaller growth than 2005 over 2004, of 7.1%, suggesting that the palms were in a slower production in their cycle.
Breast cancer worldwide affects nearly one million women per year and although current treatments do help many patients, more than 350 000 die from the disease. In the United States, 215 990 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and 40 110 died from the disease (American Cancer Society, 2004). In Malaysia, breast cancer […]
Palm oil (PO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) are natural products that have been consumed for many decades. PO is used worldwide as cooking oils and mixed in fat blends for the manufacture of a wide variety of food products. As they are partially solid, PO and its products have desirable physical and chemical characteristics […]
The search for renewable resources, specific requirements by certain ethnic communities and growing concern for the environment have increased interest in using plant-based raw materials in household consumer products. The fabric softeners market, which belongs to the luxury product category, is expanding proportionally with the Gross National Products (GNP) and living standards with an annual […]
The prices of oils and fats were generally bullish from 2001 to 2004. However, except for cottonseed oil, they turned bearish in 2005. Price recovery in some of them is expected in 2006, as indicated by their higher prices in the first three-quarters of the year. Prices of olein, stearin and soyabean oil are expected […]