Specialty Oils: Properties, Processing, and Applications

by Ernesto Hernández, Frank T Orthoefer

Consumer concern with the nutritional properties of edible oils and industry concern with the stability of oils have prompted a great deal of research into the development of new sources of edible oils with more healthful compositions and greater product stability. Through the use of genetic engineering, the formulation and composition profiles of oils have become more specialized. This book is the first reference on the specialty oils being developed and introduced to the marketplace. This includes both newly formulated traditional oils and oils with special flavors for the gourmet market. The emphasis is on edible oils, but there is significant discussion of cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical uses.

Hardcover

Published August 26, 2006