FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (21): 1-5.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201121001

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Properties and Isothermal Crystallization Process of Fractionated Palm Oil

XIE He,LI Lin,ZHANG Xia,LIANG Zhi-li,XIE Si-long,LIU Guo-qin,LI Bing*   

  1. (College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China)
  • Online:2011-11-15 Published:2011-11-11

Abstract: Triacylglycerol (TAG) composition, solid fat content, isothermal crystallization properties and isothermal crystallization kinetics of palm oils A and B with respective melting points of 44 ℃ and 24 ℃ were compared. The results showed that TAG composition had an important impact on their crystallization. The isothermal crystallization of sample A reached equilibrium faster. The Avrami index of sample A was almost the same as that of sample B under the same isothermal conditions, indicating that both samples experienced the same mechanism of crystallization induced by super cooling.

Key words: palm oil, fractionation, triacylglycerol, solid fat content, isothermal crystallization, crystallization kinetics

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