Coffee whiteners are preparations used as substitutes for cream, evaporated milk or fresh milk in coffee, tea and cocoa or drinking chocolate. In recent years, coffee whiteners have become of increasing importance to the food industry from a marketing standpoint. They are formulated as intended replacements for their natural conterparts on the basis of their […]

In formulating oil blends for making margarine’s, the food processor has a choice of a number of oils and his choice will depend on various factors amongst which are cost, availability, functionality and the requirements of the consumers. Palm and palm kernel oils and their fractions offer the food processor a choice of oils suitable […]

The human race is becoming more aware everyday of the need to take care of the environment, and in the oil palm industry, environmental and economic considerations have not been ignored. Since the industry is part of the plantation sector, naturally work pertaining to environmental matters begins in the field, the case of rat control […]

Fats and oils play an essential role in the human diet and they have the important quality of improving the palatability of foods. Because of this they are used in a great variety of foods : these uses demand widely varying properties e.g  in crystallization and melting behaviour. The main component of oils and fats is the […]

Cooking oils are used widely indeed, and in enormous quantities. Generally speaking, housewives prefer a clear, light-controlled oil of vegetable origin with cold stability as well as good flavour and oxidative stability. The oils in common use for making such products are mostly derived from seeds, and include soya bean oil, safflower seed oil and […]