World Trends in Major Oil Crops (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book World Trends in Major Oil Crops (Classic Reprint) written by Peter L. Hansen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from World Trends in Major Oil Crops The coconut palm is one of the world's most important sources of food. In the areas where it is grown coconut products are used not only for food but also to provide building and clothing materials and to make household equipment. The importance in the rest of the world depends pri marily upon the coconut oil which is valuable in food products such as margarine and shortening, and in the manufacture of soap, in which it is particularly desired because of its high lauric-acid content. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.