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Project

Quality and safety of mustard seed oil, a typical oil used for cold and cooking applications in Nepal.
Code
01W02709
Duration
01 February 2010 → 09 February 2014
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Other chemical sciences
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Nutrition and dietetics
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural animal production
    • Food sciences and (bio)technology
Keywords
safety quality polyunsaturated oil oxidation mustard seed Nepal
 
Project description
 

Oxidative stability of mustard seed oils will be investigated. In addition, the behaviour of these oils under various oxidative conditions will be studied. This will allow a quality and safety assessment of these poly unsaturated oils as function of their oxidation status, which is currently impossible due to a lack of relevant data.