INFORM September 2024

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Capillary networks: Bridging the gaps in edible oleogels This story describes how oleogels can be tuned to achieve the specific functional properties necessary for a particular food application. The author describes how particles suspended in oil provide soft materials with an adjustable capillary network. A sustainable approach to functional lipids A recently published review in the Journal of the American Oils Chemists’ Society discusses unique sources of edible oils that could satisfy a rising demand for sustainably sourced food lipids. The authors present both microbial and insect oils; however, this excerpt of the article focuses just on insects and their lipid composition. Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness A team of US researchers, led by scientists at Stanford, conducted a small clinical trial that determined a ketogenic diet restores the metabolic health of patients with mental illness and improves their psychiatric condition. Read about the study’s findings in this story.

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CONTENTS

4 Index to Advertisers 19 AOCS Meeting Watch

5 Editor’s Letter 6 Division Update

26 AOCS Journals 27 Regulatory Review 30 Extracts & Distillates