RECOVERY OF CAROTENOIDS FROM PALM OIL

Authors
OOI CK CHOO YM YAP SC BASIRON Y ONG ASH
Citation
Ck. Ooi et al., RECOVERY OF CAROTENOIDS FROM PALM OIL, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 71(4), 1994, pp. 423-426
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003021X
Volume
71
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
423 - 426
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-021X(1994)71:4<423:ROCFPO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The carotenoids from palm oil were recovered through a two-stage proce ss involving transesterification of palm oil followed by molecular dis tillation of the ester. The carotenoid fraction contained more than 80 ,000 ppm carotenoids. alpha- and beta-Carotenes were the major compone nts. Vitamin E and sterols were also present.