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Vegetable fat-based whipped toppings is used as a replacement for whipped dairy cream are commonly called whipped toppings, non-dairy cream, imitation cream and vegetable cream (Neil and Hogg, 2003). Whipped cream is an aerated food emulsion which is normally produced from milk fat. It has a white opaque appearance and low density due to the […]
Nowadays, consumers are becoming more concerned about the environmental problems that are occurring around the world. Global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, emissions of greenhouse gases and increased exploitation of raw materials are examples of such problems. The environmental risks of surfactants have also been assessed regularly in the past decades by various industrial […]
The body uses fats for long-term energy storage because they provide about six times as much energy as an equal weight of stored, hydrated glycogen (McMurray, 2000). Many different fats and oils exist as sources of triacylglycerols in the human diet. These oils originate from fruits (palm oil and olive oil) or from seeds (corn […]
The corporate policy of food manufacturers is often to ensure that their products meet customers and consumer’s everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and food safety. However, nowadays many of them are increasingly aware of their social responsibility in ensuring that their manufacturing activities can have serious impacts on the environment and are committed to minimize […]
The oils and fats sector has been bullish for the past few years. The sector enjoyed continuous surging prices since 2006 until the middle of 2008. Analysts related this scenario to the movements of fossil fuel price in the world market which recorded a similar trend. The surge in fossil fuel prices is mainly due […]
The palm oil industry has been a significant driver of the Malaysian economy. Accentuated by high crude palm oil (CPO) price, growth in export earnings had strengthened to a new record high at RM 65.2 billion in 2008 from RM 45.1 billion in the previous year. But from the supply side, the national average fresh […]
The aquaculture industry is currently the fastest growing food production sector in the world. World aquaculture produces about 60 million tones of seafood worth more than USD 70 billion annually (FAO, 2006). Farmed fish accounts for about 50% of all consumed fish in the world, and this percentage is expected to continue to increase due […]
Frozen dough, as a new ingredient for the production of bread, has been developed along with other innovations in the baking industry. Due to its convenience, affordability and consistently high quality, frozen dough has rapidly become popular in the world since the 1950s. Nowadays, frozen dough occupies a substantial proportion of the food market, including […]
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 […]
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 […]