Microalgae (termed SCOs) might be the most promising group to produce edible oil, because of, high oil productivity, characteristic FAs profile containing abundant PUFAs, and easy culture conditions ( Table 5 ).
Which country imports the most edible oil in the world?
The world’s largest importer of edible oils, India currently fulfils nearly two-thirds of its demand through overseas purchases of palm oil, soyoil, and sunflower oil, primarily from Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine.
Will India double edible oil production in 7 years?
Edible Oil (Photo: Wikipedia) India on Thursday approved a Rs 10,100 crore ($1.2 billion) programme to double edible oil production in the country within seven years, aiming to reduce dependence on costlier imports, the government said in a statement.
What is edible oil?
Dietary edible oil is a mixture of different components mainly consisting of mixed TAGs. A TAG molecule consists of three fatty acids (FAs) esterified on a glycerol backbone ( Whitney and Rolfes, 2018 ). A FA is a chain of methylene ( CH 2) groups with basic formula CH 3 (CH 2) n COOH in which n is a number in between 2 and 30.