Fats and oils that have been modified or restructured to incorporate new fatty acids are called structured lipids. Primarily, these fatty acids are either short or medium chain, and are preferentially essential fatty acids. The reasons for changing the fatty acid profile in the new oils are to introduce a new fatty acid into the existing oil, to reduce […]

The Malaysian timber industry has developed into a very significant socioeconomic sector, contributing 3.7% to the Growth Domestic Product (GDP) and 3.2% to the country’s total merchandise exports in 2010. Indeed, the furniture business from the wood-based industry continues to expand due to the high demand from the worldwide market, particularly in the Asian region. This is evident from the […]

Crude palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the pulp of the fruit of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Originating in West Africa, oil palm is now commonly found in the Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. By nature, crude palm oil possesses a high concentration of carotenes (500-700 ppm) and tocotrienols (up to 1000 […]

Skin, as the largest organ of the body, acts as a barrier against the surroundings. It plays an important protective as well as reparative function in the body. When an injury occurs, either acute or chronic, our body automatically sets in motion dynamic and multiple steps of processes at the injured site (Akbik et al., 2014) as illustrated in […]

Among the 17 oils and fats in the world, palm oil leads in terms of production, trade and consumption. Its global production, export and consumption in 2015 were 62.79 million tonnes or 30.64% of the world production of oils and fats, 47.82 million tonnes or 57.61% of the world’s exports of oils and fats, and 61.22 million tonnes or […]