in recent decades, as the result of industrial life, consuming fried and fast foods have increased significantly. excessive use of fat, especially saturated fats and trans fatty acids is one of the important factors that increases heart diseases, weight gain, and cancers. therefore, using effective methods for decreasing fat absorption not only retains desirable features but also seems essentia...

Rice bran oil, non conventional oil was blended with six traditional oils in the ratio of 70:30 and 80:20 for the enhancement of its market acceptability and awareness in consumers regarding its use in cooking. Effect of deep-fat frying on these blends was studied by assessing the changes in percent fat absorption and physicochemical properties during repeated frying process (three times). The ...

This study evaluates how different culinary spatula (turning shovel) designs affect cooking performance during stir-frying. A straight-handled spatula (0°) and three bent-handled spatulas (15°, 30° and 45°) were evaluated across two handle length levels (25 cm and 30 cm). The criterion measures included food-frying efficiency, work posture and subjective rating of perceived discomfort. In a lab...

Binary blends of palm olein (PO) with sunflower oil (SFO), canola oil (CNO), and cottonseed oil (CSO) were formulated to assess their stability under continuous frying conditions. The results were then compared with those obtained in PO. The oil blends studied were: (1) 60:40 for PO + SFO; (2) 70:30 for PO + CNO; and (3) 50:50 for PO + CSO. The PO and its blends were used to fry potato chips at...

The high incidence of lung cancer among Chinese females, despite a low smoking prevalence, remains poorly explained. Cooking fume exposure during frying could be an important risk factor. We carried out a population-based case-control study in Hong Kong. Cases were Chinese female nonsmokers with newly diagnosed primary lung cancer. Controls were female nonsmokers randomly sampled from the commu...

Used cooking or frying oils are of increasing interest as inexpensive feedstock for biodiesel production. In this work, used frying oils obtained from 16 local restaurants were investigated regarding their fatty acid profile vs. the fatty acid profile of the oil or fat prior to use. The fatty acid profiles were analyzed by gas chromatography and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. B...

The production of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil offers a triple-facet solution: economic, environmental and waste management. The new process technologies developed during the last years made it possible to produce biodiesel from recycled frying oils comparable in quality to that of virgin vegetable oil biodiesel with an added attractive advantage of being lower in price. Thus, biodiesel p...

In the present study the effect of Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) added to predust and batters of Talang queen fish (Scomberoides commersonnianus) nugget on the quality and its shelf life during four months of frozen storage were evaluated. The treatments consisted of control (without HPMC in coating), A (with 2%HPMC in pre-dust), B (with 2%HPMC in batter) and C (with 1% HPMC in pre-dust ...

Variability in home-cooking practices affects dietary exposure to acrylamide, limiting risk evaluation. Two observational tests (controlled and randomized) involving 127 volunteers was designed investigate the influence of consumer decisions on acrylamide formation during preparation French fries. Consumer were recorded pre-frying, frying post-frying stages. Reducing sugar content, asparagine, ...