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3. Other fields of application
We'll take a brief look at a few other areas of application for polymorphism and crystallization, in particular the food industry and pigments and dyes.
3.1 Food industry
The ability of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and their derivatives obtained with glycerol to crystallize in different forms has long been known.
The existence of this polymorphism plays an important role in the production and stability of a number of foods based on these fats, such as chocolate, margarine and ice cream. The literature devoted to this problem is voluminous:
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