UKRAINE
Retail and catering oils Sunflower oil is the main oil used in homes and within the hotel, retail and catering sector in Ukraine. The increasing popularity of eating out and the growth of the fast food sector means demand for fat products, including deep frying fats, will grow Olga Mozgova There are more than 20 types of vegetable oils present in the Ukrainian oils and fats market with a per capita consumption of about 15kg/year (see Table 1, below). To a significant extent, the vegetable oil needs of the Ukrainian market are met by domestic production. Sunflower oil was the main oil produced in 2019, totalling 6,704,000 tonnes, followed by soyabean oil at 255,000 tonnes, and corn oil at Sunflower oil
9.8kg/person
Palm oil
4.4kg/person
Corn oil
0.3kg/person
Soyabean oil
0.3kg/person
Olive oil
0.1kg/person
Other
0.1kg/person
Table 1: Ukraine – per capita consumption of different oils www.ofimagazine.com
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11,000 tonnes, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine (see Table 2, following page). Ukraine also imports vegetable oils, mainly comprising palm oil at 212,200 tonnes in 2019, followed by olive oil at 2,700 tonnes (see Table 2, following page). Sunflower, corn, soyabean and olive oils are consumed directly, while sunflower and palm oils are processed into margarine and spreads, and cooking and deep frying fats.
Use of vegetable oils
Sunflower is a traditional oil, used in homes and in almost all hotel, retail and catering (HoReCa) businesses, both in its refined and non-refined form. Corn is also a traditional oil, used in households and some HoReCa businesses in refined form. Soyabean oil is mostly used in Asian food restaurants as well as in fast food as u a component of deep frying fats. OFI – MAY 2020
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