In Malaysia, there are various types of ice cream available commercially such as soft and hard ice cream, lolli-pops, chocolate ice-cream bars etc. Generally, ice-cream is made up of milkfat, solid non fat, sugar emulsifier and stabilizer. It can be classified as dairy and non dairy depending on the type of fat used. The commercial value of ice […]

The oil palm is the most productive of oil-bearing plant species. Commercial plantations in Malaysia are known to yield between 3-5 tonnes of crude palm oil/hectare/year which is about 10 times yield of oil obtained from other oilseed crops. Crude palm oil/olein is also known to contain a significant amount (0.05-0.07%) of carotenes which is responsible […]

The oil palm industry in Malaysia generates more than 1.3 million tonnes of oil palm trunks (OPT), 8.0 million tonnes of pruned and felled fronds (OPF), and 2.4 million tonnes of empty fruit brunches (EFB). These massive quantities of OPT, OPF and EFB are the biomass components available from replanting, and also through routine field […]

The production of high yielding depends on the quality of duras mother palms and pisiferas pollen involved. PORIM has identified a number of promising dura mother palms in trial 0.212 planted at kluang. Main Research: Dr N. Rajanaidu 

A number of machines for the field in-field avacuation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) have been introduced to the oil palm industry. These machines are generally suitable for use in dry and flat areas, and to some extent in wet areas. The choice of machine is merely dictated by the estates’ ground conditions. One system […]