edible vegetable sunflower oil press in sri lanka

   
edible vegetable sunflower oil press in sri lanka
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • edible vegetable sunflower oil press in sri lanka
  • What type of oil is used in cooking in Sri Lanka?
  • In Sri Lanka, coconut oil is the main type of vegetable oil used in cooking. Around 15¨C20% of the annual fresh coconut produce is used for coconut oil production (mainly copra oil), which primarily caters to the domestic market ( Coconut Development Authority, 2015 ).
  • Is coconut oil available in Sri Lanka?
  • For many vegetable oil types, except for coconut oil, unbranded products were unavailable or less commonly available in the market. However, unbranded regular coconut oils are available in almost all the retails stores throughout the country and remain the popular choice for cooking oil among Sri Lankans.
  • Are edible vegetable oils contaminated with aflatoxins in Sri Lanka?
  • In recent decades, other vegetable oil types such as palm olein, sunflower oil and soybean oil etc. have also entered the Sri Lankan market. However, recent published data on aflatoxin contaminations of Sri Lankan edible vegetable oils are limited.
  • Is aflatoxin a food borne hazard in Sri Lanka?
  • Aflatoxin contamination is considered an important food-borne hazard in Sri Lanka ( Munasinghe, De Silva, Weerasinghe, Gunaratne, & Corke, 2014 ), but studies are sparse on the status of such contaminations. This study reports aflatoxin contamination in seven commonly available edible vegetable oil types in Sri Lanka by analyzing 59 oil samples.