MPOB Technical Seminar (MTecS) for University and ASEAN 2014/2015

The MPOB Technical Seminar (MTecS) series was newly introduced in 2014, and intended to be part of MPOB’s Technical Advisory Services (TAS) programme to provide and impart technical information on palm oil to industry members, university students, medical groups, academicians, researchers, government policy makers, organisations and general consumers. The programme is generally aimed at creating […]

New Developments in Palm Oil Fractionation

Fractionation, a precursor of the modern edible oil and fat processing industry, is the oldest separation process. It plays an important role, especially in the palm oil industry, owing to the composition of palm oil which contains about equal amounts of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The physical nature of palm oil, exhibiting a semi-solid […]

Lipid- and Water-soluble Palm Antioxidants Reduce Development of Atherosclerosis Plaques in Rabbits

Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), the major cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein in plasma, is commonly implicated as an initiator of atherosclerosis. Increased LDL-C concentration is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis in humans (Carmena et al., 2004). Oxidised LDL-C is engulfed by macrophages, a type of white blood cell, and this rapidly leads to the formation of […]

Updates on Oils and Fats Scenario in China

In the late 1970s, China started to move from a closed and centrally planned economy system to a price-driven and market-oriented economy system. As a result, China became the world’s major trader in goods in 2014. The reforms brought huge development in the industrialisation and the modernisation of the country. Modernisation also brought in modern […]