The Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cocoa Butter (CB) and Cocoa Butter Alternatives (CBA) in Chocolate Manufacture

This study aimed at (a) comparing the effectiveness of the use of Cocoa Butter (CB) and Cocoa Butter Alternatives (CBA) on food products and (b) measuring the effectiveness of the sub-groups of the Cocoa Butter Alternatives. In this study, the researchers used Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. The analysis showed that (a) CB was more effective in the utilization than CBA and (b) after comparing sub-groups of the CBA examined in this study, Cocoa Butter Substitute (CBS) was more effective than Cocoa Butter Replacer (CBR) and Cocoa Butter Equivalent (CBE). This study is a practical recommendation for the use of CBA so that it can be widely applied in the chocolate industry.

Cocoa butter equivalent from Kpangnan butter and Pequi oil

Novel cocoa butter equivalents were designed using dry fractionated Pequi oil and solvent fractionated Kpangnan butter. Static crystallization of binary mixtures of these two fractions into the triclinic form (β2) was achieved after 12 days for all mixtures and after 4 days for the 80:20 w/w and 90:10 w/w fractionated Kpangnan:Pequi oil mixtures. Moreover, after 60 days of storage at 22oC, all binary blends (except 100% fractionated pequi oil and 100% fractionated Kpangnan butter) were crystallized in the most stable triclinic crystal form (β1). Here we also discovered an unusual melting behavior for the fractionaled 30:70 w/w and 20:80 w/w fractionated Kpangnan:Pequi oil mixtures, where after 4 days of static crystallization at room 22oC, these mixtures displayed higher than predicted melting points, 41.89 oC and 33.32 oC, respectively. This suggested a faster kinetics of transformation to the triclinic β2 form for those mixtures. Our results suggest that the 30:70 w/w fractionated Kpangnan:Pequi oil mixture with a melting point of 34oC after 60 days storage at 22oC, a stable triclinic β2 form, and a triglyceride composition of 28% POP, 4.6% POS and 33% SOS displayed solid state characteristics, melting point and crystal structure, of a commercial cocoa butter equivalent.

Processing and Palm Oil-Based Food Product Development Opportunities In Indonesia

<p><em></em>Palm oil is produced from the mesocarp part of the oil palm fruit (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), contains balanced saturated fatty acids (47.8-55.2%) and unsaturated fatty acids (43.1-53.8%), and is semi-solid at room temperature with a melting point of 33.0-39.0 °C. About 80%, palm oil is applied to food products. In food products, palm oil needs to be purified through a refining process to remove free fatty acids, water, and impurities. Palm oil can be fractionated based on differences in melting points to produce palm olein fraction and palm stearin fraction with yields of about 70- 80% and 20-30%, respectively. Food products produced from palm oil and its fractions include cooking oil, vanaspati, shortening, margarine, cocoa butter equivalent, and human milk fat substitute. These food products are produced by modifying the physicochemical characteristics of palm oil and its fractions through blending, hydrogenation, and interesterification processes. The challenge for the palm oil industry in the future is to produce products that are low in contaminants such as 3- monochloropropane-1,2-diol and glycidyl esters, trans-fat free, and products that have high functional and nutritional value, such as structured lipids. Improving the quality and developing diversification of palm oil-based food products will encourage the sustainability of the palm oil industry in Indonesia.</p><p>Keywords: Palm oil, processing, palm oil, food product</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p><strong>PENGOLAHAN DAN PELUANG PENGEMBANGAN PRODUK PANGAN BERBASIS MINYAK SAWIT DI INDONESI</strong>A</p><p>Minyak sawit dihasilkan dari bagian mesokarp buah tanaman kelapa sawit (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), mengandung asam lemak jenuh (47,8-55,2%) dan asam lemak tak jenuh (43.1-53,8%) seimbang, dan berbentuk semi padat pada suhu ruang dengan titik leleh sebesar 33,0-39,0°C. Sekitar 80%, minyak sawit diaplikasikan untuk produk pangan. Pada produk pangan, minyak sawit perlu dimurnikan melalui proses rafinasi untuk menghilangkan asam lemak bebas, air dan kotoran. Minyak sawit dapat difraksinasi berdasarkan perbedaan titik leleh untuk menghasilkan fraksi olein sawit dan fraksi stearin sawit dengan rendemen masing-masing sekitar 70- 80% dan 20-30%. Produk pangan yang dapat dihasilkan dari minyak sawit dan fraksi-fraksinya meliputi minyak goreng, vanaspati, shortening, margarin, cocoa butter equivalent dan human milk fat substitute. Produk-produk pangan tersebut dihasilkan dengan memodifikasi karakteristik sifat fisikokimia minyak sawit dan fraksi-fraksinya melalui proses pencampuran (blending), hidrogenasi, dan interesterifikasi. Tantangan industri minyak sawit ke depan adalah menghasilkan produk rendah kontaminan seperti 3-monokloropropana-1,2-diol dan glisidil ester, bebas lemak trans, dan produk yang memiliki nilai fungsional dan nutrisi tinggi seperti lipida terstruktur. Dengan dilakukannya peningkatan kualitas dan pengembangan diversifikasi produk pangan berbasis minyak sawit akan mendorong keberlanjutan industri kelapa sawit di Indonesia.</p><p>Kata kunci: Kelapa sawit, pengolahan, minyak sawit, produk pangan</p>