THE CHEMISTRY OF OILS AND FATS Sources, Composition, Properties and Uses

THE CHEMISTRY OF OILS AND FATS Sources, Composition, Properties and Uses

The three major macronutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids (oils and fats). This book is devoted to lipids, which are an important part of life for all of us. What are these materials in molecular terms? Where do they come from? What happens to them between the harvesting of crops and th...

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Main Author: Gunstone, Frank D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing 2004
Subjects:
Oils and fats, Edible
Huiles et graisses comestibles
Fatty acids
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Oils and fats : sources and constituents
  • 2. Extraction, refining and processing
  • 3. Structure of fatty acids and lipids
  • 4. Chemical and biological synthesis of fatty acids and lipids
  • 5. Analytical procedures
  • 6. Physical properties
  • 7. Chemical properties related to unsaturated centres
  • 8. Chemical properties related to the carboxyl group
  • 9. Nutritional properties
  • 10. Edible uses of oils and fats
  • 11. Non-edible uses of oils and fats.

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