Overview

Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), through the Science, Environment and Sustainability Division is pleased to present our science-based webinar series to update the palm oil industry stakeholders on the latest developments in the area of sustainability, environment, health and nutrition. Expert speakers in these fields will be invited to present on this platform regularly to create awareness and knowledge-building amongst industry stakeholders.

As the pioneer in palm oil technology, the Malaysian palm oil industry has developed a few patents for palm tocotrienols extraction and using these technologies, we continue to produce the largest quantity of natural palm based tocotrienols in the world. Although the downstream activity derived from tocotrienols may not be as big as palm oil production, it has the potential to become a significant business sector because of the added value impact.

The marketing of tocotrienols as part of the vitamin E is very important because palm oil is one of the major sources of natural tocotrienols which Malaysia is a major producer. There are several palm oil companies in Malaysia that are involved with tocotrienols extraction/production and they are marketing tocotrienols as a food supplement. Today, there are food products that are being fortified with palm tocotrienols to make them more nutritious. Examples of such products include tocotrienols-rich eggs and tocotrienols fortified oats cereals which are currently available in the local market. A similar application of tocotrienols could be extended to other food products in the near future which could add value to those products.

As the pioneer in palm oil technology, the Malaysian palm oil industry has developed a few patents for palm tocotrienols extraction and using these technologies, we continue to produce the largest quantity of natural palm based tocotrienols in the world. Although the downstream activity derived from tocotrienols may not be as big as palm oil production, it has the potential to become a significant business sector because of the added value impact. This event will update participants on the latest information on the health benefits of palm tocotrienols, particularly in the healthy ageing, brain and immune system.

Speakers

• Dr Ruslan Abdullah, Director, Science, Environment and Sustainability Division, Malaysian Palm Oil Council
  Moderator of the webinar
  
  
• Dr Yap Wei Ney, Davos Life Science, Singapore
  Topic: Healthy Aging with Palm-Derived Tocotrienols
  
  
• Professor Emeritus Dr Yuen Kah Hay, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  Topic: Benefits of Palm Tocotrienols in the Aging Brain
  
  
• Professor Dr Ammu K Radhakrishnan, Monash University Malaysia
  Topic: Healthy Immune System - Evidence Using Tocotrienols

Time

15:00—17:00 MYT.

Registration

Registration is free, so do join us to be part of this event. For further information, please contact anna@mpoc.org.my.

More event details can also be found on MPOC’s website, www.mpoc.org.my

Please note that this event is not hosted by IChemE. IChemE will not be storing or controlling any data linked to this event.