News On Ingredients from Asia

January 09, 2008

Malaysia to Flood Stores with Cooking Oil amid Panic Buying

The Malaysian government said it would flood the retail market with cooking oil starting Tuesday to overcome panic buying sparked by fears of a shortage ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year festivities. Stores in many states have been depleted of palm oil-b...
December 31, 2007

GAIN report: Malaysia oilseeds and products update 2007

Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) production rose 4.4 percent to 1.6 MMT in November. The increase in palm oil production and decline in palm oil exports more than offset the increase in domestic disappearance, resulting in an increase in carryout stocks...
December 26, 2007

Nieuwe recordprijs voor palmolie op Maleisische beurs

De palmolieprijs is woensdag naar een nieuw record gestegen. Niet alleen is het product in trek voor het gebruik als alternatieve brandstof, palmolie wordt ook steeds meer gebruikt voor het bereiden van voedsel. Meer dan 80 procent van de productie wor...
 Palm oil
December 18, 2007

Floods in Malaysia may drive up palm oil price

Severe flooding in Malaysia looks likely to affect palm oil supplies for November and December, sparking a shortage that would drive up prices.Sabri Ahmad, chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Board, told Reuters news agency that he expects December producti...
December 10, 2007

Palm oil prices stay high despite mounting supplies

Crude palm oil production is up 4.4 per cent from October in Malaysia, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, but this has not led to a fall in prices amid the current volatility of the crude and soya oil markets.The total palm oil stock, including...
P&G says Pringles not made with banned additive
December 07, 2007

P&G says Pringles not made with banned additive

Pringles potato chips are not made with an additive banned in China, Procter &Gamble Co, which markets the potato chips, said on Friday. China state media had reported on Friday that a batch of chips had been blocked from import. The batch of bar...
potato consumption in India
December 05, 2007

Check out the Potato Industry in India

Last week I received more information on one of the two (!) large potato conferences next year in India, so I decided this was a good time to pay attention to the fast changes in the Indian Potato Processing industry.
 Palm oil plantage next to rainforest
November 10, 2007

Greenpeace: Palm oil production may trigger climate bomb

Major food companies are contributing to increased carbon emissions through the destruction of Indonesia's peat swamp forests to produce palm oil, claims a report released by Greenpeace today.Unilever, Nestle, Cargill and ADM, as well as some leading s...
November 08, 2007

WILD Company Inaugurates Production Facility in the UAE

WILD, the largest privately owned supplier of natural flavor ingredients for the food and beverage industry today celebrated the official opening of their first manufacturing facility in the Middle East, located at Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The plant...
 Palm oil price reaches record high
November 05, 2007

Gain Report;Oil Seeds and Products Malaysia: Palm oil prices reach record high

Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) production rose 2.7 percent to 1.6 MMT in September,bringing total CPO production for 2006/07 to 15.3 MMT. The increase in palm oil exports was offset by a bigger increase in CPO production, resulting in an increase in c...
September 24, 2007

Japanese researchers identify ideal frying conditions for crispy, low fat batter.

Researchers at Tokyo University of Technology have studied how the structure of the batter molecules changes during the frying process. They discovered that altering the water content and frying time they were able to create perfect conditions to crea...
 Palm oil
September 20, 2007

Sustainable Palm Oil coming soon

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it is on the cusp of delivering on its promise to put sustainable oil on the market, and will be unveiling its certification system at its next meeting in November.   The palm oil industry has been he...

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