BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250808T234923EDT-9210p9Eldf@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250809T034923Z DESCRIPTION: \n\nPhD Oral Defense of Ogan Iheanacho Mba\, Department of Bio resource Engineering\n\nSelecting an appropriate oil for commercial deep-f at frying can be challenging. Commercial frying began with animal fats. Ne xt\, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils were commonly used. Due to the high temperature\, the presence of oxygen\, water\, and other compounds fr om the food being fried\, the frying oil undergoes thermo-oxidation induce d irreversible degradation reactions. The highly-saturated animal fats and trans-fatty acids that come with hydrogenation procedures have adverse pu blic health consequences. Oils with higher unsaturation are more susceptib le to thermo-oxidation reactions. On the other hand\, omega-3 and omega-6 monounsaturated fatty acids have proven health benefits\, demand for natur al products has been rising\, and emphasis on nutritional enrichment has b een increasing. The food industry has been exploring alternatives that add ress both public health concerns and improves frying process and products. The use of minimally processed stable oils\, blending different oils in a frying medium\, and breeding oil seeds with altered fatty acid compositio n appear to be the most viable cost effective alternatives to animal fats and hydrogenated vegetable oils. Virgin palm oil (VPO) has a balanced comp osition of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. It is very rich in e ndogenous phytonutrients (such as carotenoids\, tocopherols and tocotrieno ls) with biological activity and health-promoting functions. This study in vestigated the stability of these phytonutrients and the extent of the phy tonutrients’ migration into fried products when VPO is used either alone o r as the major component in blends of oils in deep-fat frying operations. Refined canola oil (RCO) was used as the second oil sample in the binary b lends.\n\nEveryone in the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ community is welcome to attend a PhD oral defense. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our PhD can didates.\n DTSTART:20170104T151500Z DTEND:20170104T151500Z LOCATION:MS2-022 (Faculty Lounge)\, Macdonald-Stewart Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defense: Deep-fat frying characteristics of blends of palm and canola oils URL:/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defense-deep-fa t-frying-characteristics-blends-palm-and-canola-oils-264783 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR