• cold pressed oils a green source of specialty oils
  • cold pressed oils a green source of specialty oils
  • cold pressed oils a green source of specialty oils
  • cold pressed oils a green source of specialty oils
  • Are cold pressed oils a specialty oil?
  • This Research Topic aims to report on recent advances in cold pressed oils as specialty oils, mainly focusing on their composition, physicochemical characteristics, organoleptic attributes, nutritional quality, oxidative stability, food applications, and functional and health-promoting traits.
  • What is cold pressed vegetable oil?
  • Considering the health beneficial properties of bioactive substances in vegetable oils, the amount of these compounds in cold pressed vegetable oils such as colza oil has been reported. The cold pressing method is a green process for extraction of seed oil.
  • Are cold pressed oils a good alternative to conventional products?
  • In recent years, consumer demand for cold pressed oils as an alternative to conventional products has increased. This is probably due to the perception of these oils as natural, nutritional, and safe food products with better nutritive and healthy properties. Cold pressed oils are easy to obtain.
  • Why is cold pressed oil important?
  • Methods used for oil extraction may alter minor constituents that have functional properties and contribute to oil stability. In recent years, consumer demand for cold pressed oils as an alternative to conventional products has increased.
  • What is cold pressed ginger oil?
  • Cold pressed ginger oil (GO) is a source of bioactive lipids with health-promoting impacts. The fatty acids composition of GO includes linoleic, oleic, palmitic and stearic acids. The oil is also rich in tocols. Zingiberene, β-bisabolene, arcurcumene, citral, geranial, and camphene are the main bioactive compounds in ginger essential oil.
  • How can we control the authenticity of cold pressed oils?
  • Several strategies have been applied to monitor and control the authenticity of cold pressed oils for reasons of both human health and demand, as well as concern for controlling product quality in industrial laboratories. Among these, new frontiers are open toward the use of rapid analytical methods and chemometrics.