Edible oil industry is a complicate supplier chain, which is involved in plant planting, seed storage, transportation, production, processing, oil storage, and transportation. These links are interrelated, mutually restrictive, and interlinked. Security problems taking place in any link will affect the EPO quality.
Which edible oil plants are used for EPO production?
Additionally, many woody plants are also used for EPO production (Table 2). Oil-seed camellia, oil palm, olive, and coconut (Cocos nucifera) are the four well-known woody edible oil plants in the world, as they possess a high oil content.
Which plant can be used to produce edible oil?
Plant can be used to produce edible oil from their seeds, germs, and/or fruits. In the early human history, sesame (Sesamum indicum) oil and olive (Olea europaea) oil were commonly used as EPOs. With the development of agriculture, processing and inspection technologies, more and more plants have been developed for EPO production.
Which edible oil plant has the highest oil content?
Oil-seed camellia, oil palm, olive, and coconut (Cocos nucifera) are the four well-known woody edible oil plants in the world, as they possess a high oil content. Among bulk herbaceous edible oils, the unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) are the highest, approaching 80%, in peanut oil and rapeseed oil.