MAC-Oils final project conference, Rome, Italy
The final conference of the EU-funded MAC-Oils project will take place in Rome, Italy, from 28 to 30 January 2009.
The MAC-Oils consortium will present results obtained in the course the two-year comparative assessment of the chemical composition, safety, nutritional and sensory qualities, environmental impact, production and manufacturing methods of eight target oils (olive, peanut, sunflower, corn, argan, soybean, rice bran and rapeseed).
Sessions will look into the following topics:
- oil crop cultivation;
- ethnobotany, biodiversity and the spread of edible oil crops;
- oil extraction, conservation and packaging;
- physiochemical properties of oils;
- sensory properties and consumer acceptance of oils;
- risks and benefits of oil consumption.For further information, please visit:
http://www.isa.cnr.it/web-new/ita/eventi/eventi_22.htm