Strychnos madagascariensis is one of the underutilized large fruited Strychnos species endemic to Africa for which commercial use has not yet been developed/identified. Thus, the current study was important in that it identified a product that can facilitate the commercial exploitation of the plant.

Oil adulteration FST July 2021

 Mathilda Completed a BSc and MSc in Food Science at Stellenbosch University, her PhD at the University of Pretoria, and post-doctoral study at the CSIR where she studied the characteristics and oxidative stability of vegetable oils. 

Oil deterioration FST Aug 2016-4

Mathilda completed a BSc and MSc in Food Science at the University of Stellenbosch and her PhD at the University of Pretoria, where she studied the oxidative stability of avocado oil.

Presented by dr Mathilda Mostert of Precision Oil Laboratories, commissioned by the ABS Compliant Bio- Trade in South(ern) Africa (ABioSA) programme that is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs(SECO) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.