The aim of the review is to focus on the main processing and economic challenges associated with these oil industries5
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The aim of the review is to focus on the main
processing and economic challenges associated with these oil industries (lack of organized cultivation, collection,
processing, research and market linking) and fetch the attention towards the
application of green technology. The present article provides a systematic review to open new sphere of
understanding unconventional oil seeds with its geographical
distribution, chemical composition, health benefits and research. Further, new sources of unconventional oil (cotton seed, rice bran, sal seed, mango kernel etc.) may impart an alternative source of edible
oil, which can fulfil country’s edible oil deficit with economic contribution. In inference, the combined evidence supports the
assertion that unconventional source of oils may provide an alternatives of major seed oils.
Vegetable oils are the
main source of dietary fat in Indian diets. These oils/fats hold a major
contribution, not only in our diet as cooking or frying medium, salad oil, or
in food product formulation, but also in regard to the economy. The domestic
vegetable oil production of 8.2 MT is not enough to meet the local requirements
as compare to demand of 12.5 MT. Vegetable oils are the most important
ingredients that are liberally used for making each type of dish in Indian
households using common cooking methods, viz. tempering, sautéing, shallow
frying and deep frying (Ramadas and Eshwaran 2000; Johnson and Saikia 2009). The
per capita consumption (48 g/person/day) of fats/oils in India is far below the
world average (79 g/person/day) (Ministry of food processing 2011). India is
the world’s largest importer of oils as about 40–50% of the local demand for
edible oils in India have to be met by imports (FAO, 2009).
