RESEARCH ARTICLE

Journal of Oil Palm Research Vol. 2 No. 2 1990 Dec, p. 208-218

HYDROLYTIC STABILITY TEST FOR REFINED PALM OIL PRODUCTS

SIEW Wai Lin*; TAN Yew Ai*, CHONG Chiew Let*

ABSTRACT

The rate of hydrolysis of refined palm oil products were investigated under different conditions of storage and found to be correlated with different quality paramters. Strong correlations were observed between rates of hydrolysis and the phosphorus content of palm oil and palm olein. Multiple regression equations were derived defining the relationship between the phosphorus levels and the hydrolytic stability of refined palm oil and palm olein.

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* Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM),
P O Box 10620,
50720 Kuala Lumpur.