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ACEITE LAURICO [1 record]

Record 1 2010-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oilseed Crops
  • Fatty Substances (Food)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
CONT

En medio de los aproximadamente 17 principales aceites y grasas comercializados en el mundo, existen solo dos aceites láuricos, los que provienen del coco o coconut oil (CNO) y los que provienen de la semilla del fruto de la palma o palm kernel oil (PKO). Son denominados láuricos debido a que el ácido láurico es el mayor ácido graso en su composición, (hasta el 50% en algunos casos) mientras que ninguno de los otros principales aceites comerciales contiene más de un 1% de este ácido graso (la grasa de la manteca contiene un 3%).

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