Comparative evaluation of palm oil color measurement using a prototype palm oil colorimeter

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 733-736

  Tan, Yew Ai ^a   Kuntom, Ainie ^a   Lee, Chak Khiam ^b   Low, Kum Sang ^c  

^a MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD   (Malaysia)

^b Spektrum Saujana (M) Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Color measurement; Objective method; Palm oil color; Palm oil colorimeter; Refined palm oil; Visual method

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COLOR MATCHING; COLORIMETERS; CORRELATION METHODS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; REFINING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

COLOR MEASUREMENT; PALM OIL COLOR; PALM OIL COLORIMETERS; REFINED OILS; VISUAL METHODS;

VEGETABLE OILS;

EID: 5444230249     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-004-0970-z     Document Type: Article

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