22 June 2018

Tropical Oils - Production, Applications, Nutritional and Health Aspects

Organised by:

SCI's Lipids Group in collaboration with Benelux Lipid Network & EFL

Thagaste, Augustinian Monastery, Ghent, Belgium

Registration Closed

This event is no longer available for registration.

Synopsis

Fats are essential to human health. Their importance is testified to by the fact that fat and vegetable oil refining and production, together with goods such as spreads and chocolate, belong to one of most important food sectors in the world. In many products - whether food or personal care - the specific characteristics imparted by saturated fat are very important. Interestingly, such fats, at least from vegetable sources, are found in tropical oils. These include major oils, such as palm oil and coconut oil as well as so-called jungle crops. Although there are issues of sustainability with such oils, which must be addressed, their specific characteristics cannot be obtained readily from other sources. It is worthwhile to have a closer look at these interesting products and related questions.

Programme

Day 1 - 22 June 2018

$name

09:30: Registration and refreshments
10:00: Welcome and introduction
10:05: Keynote speaker: Why do we need tropical oils? Kevin Smith, Fat Science Consulting
10:50: Driving sustainability along the palm oil supply chain Fanny Gauttier, Conservation International Europe
11:20: Refreshment break
11:50: Progress in sustainable palm oil in Europe Eddy Esselink, MVO - The Netherlands Oils and Fats Organisation
12:20: Coconut oil: Processing, applications and health aspects Parkash Kochhar, SPK Consulting
12:50: Lunch, networking and exhibition
13:40: Palm oil and palm kernel oils - nutritional and health aspects Puah Chiew Wei, Malaysian Palm Oil Board
14:10: Replacing trans fats with tropical oils Gerrit van Duijn, Gerrit van Duijn Consultancy
14:40: Developing the allanblackia seed oil supply chain Rob Diks, Bunge Loders Croklaan & Karel Hrncirik, Unilever
15;10: Refreshment break
15:40: Making the most of palm oil Erik Schweitzer, Bunge Loders Croklaan
16:10: Mitigation of 3-MCPD and Glycidyl Esters in tropical oils Wim De Greyt, Desmet Ballestra Group
16:40: Concluding remarks
17:00: Close

Venue and Contact

Ghent University

Thagaste, Augustinian Monastery
Acadamiestraat 1
9000 Ghent
Belgium

Conference Team

Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: conferences@soci.org

Fees

Early bird fees before Friday 11 May 2018

Euro €135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Member/BLN Member
Euro €45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Student Member
Euro €90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Subsidised Member
Euro €180. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-Member

Standard fees after Friday 11 May 2018

Euro €163 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Member/BLN Member
Euro €56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Student Member
Euro €107. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SCI Subsidised Member
Euro €219 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-Member

Become an SCI Member and save on this and future events

See Membership Options

Booking Process/Deadlines

SCI Platinum Corporate Members receive 25% off the above rates

Did you know that as an SCI member you can save on this and future event delegate fees?
Join SCI now; individual membership is only £90 pa (£75 pa direct debit). To find out more click here.

For booking terms and conditions click here.

CPD Info

SCI Members attending this meeting are able to claim CPD points.

Exhibitors

Additional Info

Parking

- Parking Sint-Michiels (P7)
- Parking Vrijdagmarkt (P1)

Please click here for map parking

Tram service

Tram at railway station nr 1 direction Wondelgem or Evergem, stop Gravensteen