The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Quality and Storage Stability of Crude Palm Oil and its Blends


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1 Department of Biochemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
     

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Fat is an important component of human diet and fulfils several nutritional functions. It is a concentrated source of energy and helps to increase the caloric density of diets. It is an important source of essential fatty acids, a carrier of fat soluble vitamins and facilitates their absorption and mobilisation. In India, vegetable oils are the major source of dietary fats.
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Nirmala K. Murthy
Department of Biochemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
A. Chitra
Department of Biochemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
R. Parvatham
Department of Biochemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India

Abstract


Fat is an important component of human diet and fulfils several nutritional functions. It is a concentrated source of energy and helps to increase the caloric density of diets. It is an important source of essential fatty acids, a carrier of fat soluble vitamins and facilitates their absorption and mobilisation. In India, vegetable oils are the major source of dietary fats.