Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
The oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, is the source of palm oil – the ‘tropical golden oil’. Malaysia is the world’s largest exporter of this golden oil. Palm oil is a versatile oil with a wide range of uses in food and nonfood areas. Triglycerides constitute the major component of crude palm oil, with smaller proportions […]
Dietary oils and fats have long been recognized as a macronutrient with the primary function to provide a concentrated source of energy for human metabolic processes. Fats have more than twice the energy density (9 calories g-1) of either proteins or carbohydrates (4 calories g-1). In addition, they impart palatability to the foods we eat […]
Issues related to dietary fats and their implications for health remain a major preoccupation for the American consumer. The large battery of information bombarded on the consumers, to say the least, is bewildering and serves largely to confuse the lay consumer. Yet, most of these dietary recommendations are to lead the consumer towards a healthier […]
The oil palm industry plays an important role in the Malaysian economy in terms of employment and foreign exchange earnings. As the worldís largest producer of palm oil, Malaysia contributes more than 50% of global palm oil production. The palm oil processing industry, involving the processes of refining and fractionation, alone or in combination, is […]
As ardent readers of the free press (including trade magazines), we normally place a lot of trust on the accuracy of the print media. The traditional and long line of journalistic etiquette that has been established, sometimes at the expense of blood spilt on the sidewalks, we assume will be upheld with the vigour and […]
Trans fatty acids are produced when oils and fats containing unsaturated fatty acids are hydrogenated in the presence of a catalyst. Hydrogenation primarily increases the melting range of the unsaturated fats and thereby enables their incorporation into many solid fat formulations. When an unsaturated fat or oil is fully hydrogenated, all the unsaturated fatty acids […]