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Technilogical Advances in Improved and Alternative Sources of Lipids by B. S. Kamel and Y. Kakuda, edited by B.S. Kamel and Y. Kakuda, Basil S Kamel, Y Kakuda, B. S Kamel, Y Kakuda is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Technilogical Advances in Improved and Alternative Sources of Lipids about?

Lipids are very important both as components of human nutrition and in applications such as the chemical, cosmetics and food industries. At present the world oil supply depends on conventional sources and changes in the political and economical map of the world may mean consumer demand will surpass supplies. In developed nations consumer preferences due to nutrition and health factors have also created a need to produce new types of oil. Many nations lack the power to purchase fats,and oil due to shortages in hard currency. These nations have a vast number of plants that can be developed and used in extracting oil for home use and for sale as cash crops. Also, a vast amount of waste from food processing, such as tomatoes, peaches, plums and grapes, can be utilized to extract valuable amounts of usable oil. Biotechnology, genetic engineering, enzyme tech­ nologies and new processes are all being utilized in lipids research to develop new and modified types of oil for different applications; such developments include the high oleic acid, sunflower and rapeseed oils. The development of cocoa butter substitute is another example. This highly practical book reviews the methods of improv

Author

B. S. Kamel and Y. Kakuda, edited by B.S. Kamel and Y. Kakuda, Basil S Kamel, Y Kakuda, B. S Kamel, Y Kakuda

Publisher

Blackie Academic and Professional

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780751400014

Subjects

Science, Home & Lifestyle, Cooking