Palm Oil: Production, Processing, Characterization, And Uses
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Palm Oil: Production, Processing, Characterization, and Usesserves as a rich source of information on the production, processing, characterization and utilization of palm oil and its components. It also includes several topics related to oil palm gen... Read more
Palm Oil: Production, Processing, Characterization, and Usesserves as a rich source of information on the production, processing, characterization and utilization of palm oil and its components. It also includes several topics related to oil palm genomics, tissue culture and genetic engineering of oil palm. Physical, chemical and polymorphic properties of palm oil and its components as well as the measurement and maintenance of palm oil quality are included and may be of interest to researchers and food manufacturers. General uses of palm oil/kernel oil and their fractions in food, nutritional and oleochemical products are discussed as well as the potential use of palm oil as an alternative to trans fats. Some attention is also given to palm biomass, bioenergy, biofuels, waste management, and sustainability.

  • Presents several chapters related to oil palm genetics, including oil palm genomics, tissue culture and genetic engineering.
  • Includes contributions from more than 80 well-known scientists and researchers in the field.
  • In addition to chapters on food uses of palm oil, the book contains nonfood applications such as use as a feedstock for wood-based products or for bioenergy.
  • Covers key aspects important to the sustainable development of palm oil.
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  • 9 X 6 X 0 in
  • 852
  • Academic Press
  • August 19, 2016
  • English
  • 9780128102305
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