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Edible oil is extracted from fruits, vegetables and animals. It is used to prepare a number of delicacies. Amongst the numerous types of edible oils available commercially, soybean, palm, rapeseed, and sunflower oils are prevalent among buyers. The edible oil market is anticipated to grow considerably in the upcoming years due to the rising popularity of crude, natural, healthy, and organic vegetable oils. Vegetable oils that are low in fat, cholesterol, and calories are likely to record high growth due to the growing health cognizance midst people across the globe.  Plant-derived edible oils contain carboxylic acids with lengthy hydrocarbon chains, in disparity to petroleum-based oils which lack the carboxyl group on the end. The carboxyl group makes the oils edible, providing a site for enzymes to attack and break down the chain in a process called beta-oxidation. The lengths of the hydrocarbon chains and whether they are saturated or not, or unsaturated in a cis or trans conformati