Palm oil is known for its vitamin E as well as other phytonutrients including carotenoids,
phytosterols, and phenolic compounds. Red palm oil also known as the virgin palm oil …

Drying is one of the traditional means of preserving food. However, various drying methods
can influence the nutritional and bioactive constituents of the food product. This study is …

Studies on microwave sterilisation of oil palm fruits have predominantly been qualitative in
nature, with little focus on profiling the temperature and heat transfer involved during the …

In the frame of African artisanal small-scale extraction of palm oil, the effects of post-harvest
storage time and freezing of palm fruits on the extraction yield and quality of crude palm oil …

Pretreatment is a process that affects the extraction efficiency and the quality of crude palm
oil (CPO). In this study, ohmic combined with microwave heating was used to pretreat oil …

The problem is that not all FFBs processed daily are more than 90% ripe fruit, causing the
yield not to reach the target. This study aims to analyze condensate oil losses from non …

The heat treatment of oil palm fruit using saturated steam (413 K) in conventional oil palm
processing has been reported to be ineffective in terms of heat distribution and penetration …

Conventional palm oil milling undergoes multiple processes including sterilisation and
stripping process that introduce a significant amount of water, resulting in a large amount of …

In the small-scale palm mill industries, the processes have produced low-quality crude palm
oil. The oils have high free fatty acid content (FFA) and low deterioration of bleachability …

Loose oil palm fruits are often left uncollected in large quantities while harvesting fresh fruit
bunches, which incurs considerable losses in crude palm oil yield. However, the free fatty …