Oilseeds Oleochemical industry

Vegetable oils derived from the processing of oilseeds account for about 70% of the world s edible oils and fat production, the remainder being animal fats (30%), which include fish oils (2%). Out of the total world production of major oils and fats, about 80% is consumed as human food, a further 6% is used for animal feed, leaving 14% for the oleochemical industry (Richter and Knaut, 1984). 

Kleiman, R., and L.H. Princen, New Industrial Oilseed Crops, in Proceedings of World Conference on Oleochemicals Into the 21st Century, edited by T.H. Applewhite, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1990, pp. 127-131. 

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