RESEARCH ARTICLE

Journal of Oil Palm Research Vol. 2 No. 1 1990 June, p. 158-166

BLENDS OF PALM OIL PRODUCTS AND ANYHYDROUS MILKFAT AS SHORTENINGS

NOR AINI Idris*; MAMAT @ SHAFIE Embong+; AMINAH Abdullah+; OH Flingoh C H*; CHE MAIMON Che Ha*

ABSTRACT

Blends of anhydrous milkfat (AMF) with various palm oil products were prepared and their solid fats contents determined. Some formulations were selected for pilot plant shortening production. These included 1:40% palm stearin (PS) and 60% AMF; 2:80% interesterified palm oil (IEPO) and 20% AMF; and 3:60% hydrogenated palm oil (HPO) and 40% AMF. Consistency of the shortenings upon storage was measured. Performance evaluation carried out included measurements of creaming properties and cake baking tests. In general, the consistency of shortenings 1 and 2 was stable within the first month but became harder during the second month. On the other hand, shortening 3 steadily became firmer during the 2 months’ storage. Creaming performance of the shortenings improved with storage and shortening 2 showed the best performance. Specific volumes of cakes made with shortenings 1, 2 and 3 after 2 weeks of storage were 97% and 102% of the control cake respectively. Among the three shortenings, shortening 3 showed the best baking performance throughout the two-month evaluation period.

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* Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia,
P O Box 10620,
50720 Kuala Lumpur

+ Jabatan Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan,
Fakulti Sains Hayat,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor