Potential of Palm Blend in the Formulation of Mozarella Analogue

Natural mozzarella cheese is produced from buffalosĂ­ or cowsĂ­ milk and the most prominent fat present is milkfat. Mozzarella cheese originated from Italy but the United States has become its principal producer. This cheese had remained an ethnic product with a limited market until around World War II, when Italian cuisine in general and pizza […]

Some Complexes of Glycerol and Their Applications

Among the basic oleochemicals, glycerol is considered as the primary base because the preparation of all others must somehow yield glycerol at one point or other. However, saponification, esterification (methyl esters production) and hydrolysis of fats are the major principal processes used to produce natural glycerol. These processes are mainly carried out in soap and […]

Properties and Utilization of Palm Kernel Oil

In the world of oils and fats, the lauric oils are the aristocrats. There are very few of them, they move in their own higher price plateau and they do not mix comfortably with the common oils and fats. Among the 17 major oils and fats in world trade, there are only two lauric oils, […]

Supply and Disappearance: A Review

Malaysia produced 8.649 million tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) in the first nine months of 2001. This was an increase of 1.098 million tonnes or 14.54% over the production in the same period the previous year. Monthly production for the first eight months in 2001 was higher than that of the corresponding period in […]

Price Scenario of Selected Oils and Fats in 2001

The year 2001 is becoming another bearish year for some oils and fats, especially palm products. This is based on the fact that prices of these selected oils and fats were generally low in the first 10 months of 2001 compared to their prices in the same period of the previous year. Table 1 indicates […]