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  • red palm oil american oil chemists society
  • red palm oil american oil chemists society
  • red palm oil american oil chemists society
  • Is red palm oil good for You?
  • Red palm oil is mildly processed, allowing it to retain beneficial components such as carotenes and antioxidants that are lost in traditional physical or chemical palm oil refining. Red palm oil has shown promise for combating vitamin A deficiency in some parts of the world.
  • Why is palm oil red?
  • In its natural, unprocessed state, palm oil is dark red in color due to a high content of carotenoids, including β-carotene (a vitamin A precursor that gives carrots their color) and lycopene. The oil is also rich in antioxidants, such as vitamin E isomers (tocopherols and tocotrienols), and phytosterols.
  • Who developed process technology for production of micronutrient rich red palm olein?
  • This process was developed by the funding from Technology Mission on Oil Seeds (TMO), Government of India, and authors are thankful to the funding agency. Correspondence to C. Arumughan. Mayamol, P.N., Balachandran, C., Samuel, T. et al. Process Technology for the Production of Micronutrient Rich Red Palm Olein.
  • Does red palm oil help vitamin A deficiency?
  • Red palm oil has shown promise for combating vitamin A deficiency in some parts of the world. However, other potential health benefits have not yet been well established. The commercial success of red palm oil depends on consumer acceptance of the red color it typically imparts to foods.
  • What is the cold stability of red palm oleins?
  • Cold stability of crude and refined red palm oleins was investigated. Single- and double-fractionated crude as well as refined single- and double-fractionated red palm oleins were stable against crystallization for more than 1 h but less than 2 h, whereas commercial red palm oleins remained stable for more than 5 h at 5°C.
  • Does heating reduce -carotene in red palm olein?
  • Aliyas et al. during their investigations on changes of β-carotene content on heating of red palm olein observed 59% reduction on heating at 200 °C. However, they also observed, increasing the heating time from 30 to 120 min resulted in 3 or 6% reduction of β-carotene at 50 or 100 °C.