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Qua Kiat Seng charts the evolution of vegetable oil production ALTHOUGH I started my career as a Refinery Manager at Lever Brothers Malaysia in 1974, I was still fascinated to discover that vegetable oils, or more correctly seed oils, only became a major part of our diet in the last century. We know the ancient oils like olive oil, sesame oil, groundnut oil, coconut oil and palm oil were cultivated and appreciated for their flavour and aroma whilst animal fats such as tallow and lard were relie...