Introduction to Vegetable Oils

Vegetable oil (VO) is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon in innumerable compositions and abundantly found in natural plants, seeds and fruits. Vegetable oils have gained a mammoth consideration in this new era due to their limitless applications in different sectors including biofuels, food, soaps, c...

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Main Authors: Zainab, Ngaini, Saba, Farooq
Other Authors: Showkat, Ahmad Bhawani
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44505/1/2024%20vegetable%20book%20Chapter%201%20IRIS7.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44505/
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9959-0_1
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Summary:Vegetable oil (VO) is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon in innumerable compositions and abundantly found in natural plants, seeds and fruits. Vegetable oils have gained a mammoth consideration in this new era due to their limitless applications in different sectors including biofuels, food, soaps, cosmetics, textile, paint and coating, and plastic industries. Numerous researches have been accom-plished to improve vegetable oil extraction and usage in significant applications as binders, polymerizations and lubricants. This chapter recapitulates the basic intro-duction, composition, classification of vegetable oils and their significant roles in daily life. The most acquainted applications of vegetable oils are also summarized in this chapter. Keywords Fat ·Glyceride ·Hydrocarbon ·Cooking ·Epoxide ·Fuel industry