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
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- 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
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