Shorstir is a palm-based chicken fat sabstitute formulated from palm fractions and other commercial dats. The ratio of its saturated, monousaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids is 4.8: 3.8 : 1. This ratio is similar to natural chicken fat. As an improvement, the oleic acid content of Shorstir is higher while the lauric acid content is lower than chicken fat. The melting profile of the fat substitute is also very similar to that of natural chicken fat, thus ensuring similar physical properties (Haighton, 1976). The processing condition is simple and cost-effective and therefore affordable to SME entrepreneurs (Lee and Singh, 1993; Miskandar et al., 2002).

Main Research:Dr Miskandar Mat Shari