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 concepts and technologies to the people in the country. Issues such as trans-fat free, low saturated fat and low contaminants in food processing have become new challenges for the oils and fats market in China. In brief, the people in China today are not only getting food to satisfy hunger, but they are also looking at quality food for a healthier life.

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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 […]