Edible Oil: Processing, Safety and Sustainability

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2024 | Viewed by 946

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Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: oil processing; analysis methods; quality formation and regulation; quality and safety evaluation; mechanism
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School of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Interests: trans fatty acids; functional edible oil; functional lipid synthesis

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Dear Colleagues,

Edible oil is a necessary food and is produced on a large industrial scale; it is essential to the national economy and people's livelihoods. In recent years, the processing, detection, regulation, quality and safety of edible oil have undergone rapid development. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to provide a broader perspective of the latest advances. This Special Issue invites papers on the following areas:

  • The analysis of oilseed processing characteristics;
  • Edible oil processing technologies and methods;
  • The formation and regulation of edible oil quality;
  • Oil safety and risk assessments.

Dr. Qin Guo
Prof. Dr. Weimin Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • oilseed
  • process technology
  • analytical method
  • quality evaluation
  • security evaluation
  • regulation mechanism

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Properties and Characterization of Sunflower Seeds from Different Varieties of Edible and Oil Sunflower Seeds
by Zhenyuan Li, Fei Xiang, Xuegang Huang, Manzhu Liang, Sarina Ma, Karim Gafurov, Fengying Gu, Qin Guo and Qiang Wang
Foods 2024, 13(8), 1188; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13081188 - 13 Apr 2024
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Sunflower seeds, oil, and protein powder are rich in nutritional value, but the quality of different varieties of sunflower seeds is quite different, and the comprehensive comparative analysis characteristics of edible and oil sunflower seeds are still unclear. The comprehensive analysis and comparison [...] Read more.
Sunflower seeds, oil, and protein powder are rich in nutritional value, but the quality of different varieties of sunflower seeds is quite different, and the comprehensive comparative analysis characteristics of edible and oil sunflower seeds are still unclear. The comprehensive analysis and comparison of the raw material indicators, physicochemical properties, and processing characteristics of four edible and four oil sunflower seed varieties were investigated. The results showed that the engineering properties, texture characteristics, single-cell structure, and oil, protein, and starch granule distribution were different between edible and oil sunflower seeds. The composition of fatty acids and amino acids was different among edible, oil sunflower seeds and different varieties. The oleic acid (18.72~79.30%) and linoleic acid (10.11~51.72%) were the main fatty acids in sunflower seed oil, and in amino acid composition, the highest content was glutamic acid (8.88~11.86 g/100 g), followed by aspartic acid (3.92~4.86 g/100 g) and arginine (4.03~4.80 g/100 g). Sunflower meal proteins were dominated by 11S globulin and 2S albumin, and the secondary structure was dominated by β-folding, with -SH and S-S varying greatly among different varieties. Sunflower meal proteins vary widely in terms of functional properties among different varieties, and specialized quality screening was necessary. This study provided a reference and theoretical support for understanding sunflower seeds to further promote the processing and utilization of sunflower seeds. Full article
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