The Oils & Fats Specialist Group of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry
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The Oils & Fats Specialist Group of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry is a special interest group that keeps its members in touch with both industrial and academic developments in the oils and fats field in New Zealand by technical seminars, conferences and newsletters.

On this site you will also find useful oils & fats-related news, technical papers, articles, and links.

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What constitutes a healthy level of fats and oils in our diet? Which are the 'good fats' and 'bad fats', what is their nutritional contribution, and how do they affect our health?
Find out in What is the Optimal Dietary Lipid Intake?, a review of the current scientific status of lipids in the diet, by Dr Laurence Eyres.

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What is oil oxidation? How does oxidation occur, how is it measured, and how can we prevent it from causing rancidity in oil, with the accompanying off flavours and smells? Find out in Oxidation of food grade oils, by Dr Matt Miller.

NOTICEBOARD:
Oils & Fats News:
January issue now online.

Article added to the Library: Are You Moving Towards Sustainable Palm Products?, by Geoff Webster, Foodinc.

Chairman's Report May 2009 (members only - password required)

New from the Oily Press: Trans Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition - Second Edition.

Edible Oils Handbook - another review:
Handbook of Australasian Edible Oils, favourably reviewed by the AOCS (inform, February 2008):. Read the full review.

New Edible Oils Handbook:
Handbook of Australasian Edible Oils, published by the Oils & Fats Specialist Group of NZIC - order now! More.

The Oily Press:
Publisher of Lipid Technology, and of high-quality books on oils, fats and other lipids, written by lipid experts. More.

Fatty acid analyses - Typical Profiles of Oils used in NZ - this summary of imported and locally produced oils and fats is a new addition to our Library:

Trans fatty acids (TFA): - IFST's Information Statement on this Hot Topic.

 
 

The Oils & Fats Specialist Group of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry
PO Box 25-499, St. Heliers, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND.
Fax: +64 9 528 7032. E-mail: eyresy@gmail.com

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