Lipids - B. Sources
18 important questions on Lipids - B. Sources
Coconut oil is extracted form the white coconut meat form the inside of the coconut, which is biologically speaking the endosperm. Would you call coconut oil a seed oil or a pulp oil?
What is the difference in olive seed oil and fruit pulp oil?
- Endosperm
- Low water content (12%)
- Small oil bodies (0.2-2.5 μm)
- surrounded by proteins (oleosins) and phospholipids
Olive pulp (fruit)
- Mesocarp
- High water content (60%)
- Large oil bodies (10-20 μm)
- (almost) no proteins
What is the effect of a high water content on stability during storage of seeds and pulp?
- More prone to spoilage.
- More prone to hydroleses
- More prone to oxydation
- There are enzymes present in the water that can hydrolyse fat's so this is also more likely to happen.
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What are the highlights of soy bean oil?
What are the highlights of sunflower oil?
85% unsaturated acids with more then 2/3 of all being linolic acid.
What are the highlights of palm kernel oil?
What are the highlights of cottonseed oil?
What are the highlights of rapeseed oil?
What are the highlights of corn oil?
What are the highlights of peanut oil?
What are the highlights of linseed oil?
What are the highlights of coconut oil?
Very resistant agains rancidity since less then 10% is unsaturated.
What are the highlights of cocoa butter?
What are the highlights of milk fats?
What are the highlights of rendered fats?
They are relatively saturated, composition depends on species.
- Lard: swine fat
- (Beef) tallow: more saturated than lard.
- Horse fat: more unsaturated than other animal fats (liquid at 20 degrees)
What are the highlights of whale oil?
What are the highlights of fish oils?
What are the highlights of cod liver oil?
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