cosmetics, candles lubricants, toothpaste and biodiesel, Palm stearin is fruits helpful in providing the solid fat functionality without the use of hydrogenation, thus reducing trans-fat intake in the diets. Interesterification of CPO also widens its scope of food applications. Interesterification can be used to incorporate essential polyunsaturated fatty acids in order to obtain oil rich in essential atty acids and enhanced antioxidant properties. Customized blends of CPO and fractions with other oils are used in different food products ranging from margarines to soup mixes and infant formulae
Palm oil is top prime among frying oils. In addition to its unique fatty acid composition, it has a high smoke point of about 230 C. Frying is an ancient cooking method that started probably around the 6th Century BC. Frying heats the food through to the middle, cooking the interior and creating a'crust' the surface of the food plus a characteristic fried food flavor. The hot oil serves as a medium of heat and mass transfer. During frying, some of the oil is absorbed by the product, while moisture in the form of vapor is given off. Thus, frying combines cooking and drying. Important chemical and physical changes occur during frying. Examples are starch gelatinization, protein denaturation water vaporization and crust formation. Fried food quality is a function of oil quality. The degradation of cooking oils affects the texture, taste, and overall flavor perception of the food.
berger reviewed the performance of palm oil and palm olein in frying. The focus of the review was the liquid suitability and stability of palm oil in restaurant batch fryers and continuous frying in the manufacture of snack foods. Matthaus(2007), in his review, concluded that palm oil and the byproducts of palm oil have similar frying performance when compared to high oleic oils.