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Record Nr.

UNINA9910879589503321

Autore

Alves Vanessa

Titolo

Chemical and Enzymatic Interesterification for Food Lipid Production / / by Vanessa Alves, Guilherme de Figueiredo Furtado, Gabriela Alves Macedo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-67405-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (64 pages)

Collana

Chemistry of Foods, , 2199-7209

Disciplina

612.397

Soggetti

Food - Analysis

Chemistry

Lipids

Food science

Chemistry, Technical

Food Chemistry

Lipidology

Food Engineering

Industrial Chemistry

Food Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chemical and Enzymatic Interesterification for Food Lipid Production: An Introduction -- Lipases as Biocatalysts for Enzymatic Interesterification -- Flow Bioreactors for the Biocatalytic Process of Enzymatic Interesterification -- Applications of Structured Lipids in Foods -- Structured Lipids: Importance in Metabolism and Health -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses special lipids produced by chemical and enzymatic interesterification and explores the interesterification process and its crucial role in the modification of oils for various applications. The book discusses the chemical and enzymatic aspects of this process, providing an in-depth understanding of its mechanism, benefits, and limitations. The book covers key concepts such as the mechanism of



interesterification, the use of immobilized lipases in enzymatic interesterification, and current applications of interesterification in fats and oils. Particular attention is given to acidolysis, alcoholysis, glycerolysis, and transesterification - the four types of interesterification reactions, and to the advantages and drawbacks of both enzymatic and chemical interesterification. In this book, the authors address critical questions like the fate of fatty acids from interesterified lipids after consumption and their long-term health effects. Readers will also learn more about the current applications of interesterification in fats and oils, including special lipids like plastic fats, human milk fat substitutes, structured lipids enriched with essential fatty acids, cocoa butter equivalents and substitutes, and low-calorie structured lipids. Aimed at researchers and professionals in food science, this book offers valuable insights into the production of various specialty fats through enzymatic interesterification, thereby equipping readers with the knowledge to innovate in the field of food applications. Readers with a background in food chemistry will benefit from its detailed explanation of lipase-catalyzed synthesis and the use of alkali metals in interesterification.