Carotenoids and antioxidant activity in virgin palm oil (VPO) produced from palm mesocarp with low heat aqueous-enzyme extraction techniques

• Main Authors: Abd. Rashid, Siti Nor Azlina, Ab. Malik, Salimah, Embi, Khairunnisa, Mohd. Ropi, Nur Amalina, Yaakob, Harisun, Cheng, Kian Kai, Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji, Leong, Hong Yeng
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92904/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.10.616

Palm oil is known for its vitamin E as well as other phytonutrients including carotenoids, phytosterols, and phenolic compounds. Red palm oil also known as the virgin palm oil (VPO) has the potential for nutraceutical application as well as for household use as it contains an abundance amount of phy...