The vegetable oil are obtained by expression and/or Solvent
Extraction of oil bearing materials along with oil a lot
Among these components most common impurities are, Free
Fatty Acid content, phosphatides, colouring pigments,
odoriferous material along with moisture and suspended
solids. Most of these impurities are harmful for human
consumption and hence need removal from oil. This objective
is achieved through refining of oil.
Raw
Material
The basic material for the refined oil is edible oil.
The following are the major oils which are used in the
manufacture of refined oil.
Groundnut oil,
Cotton Seed Oil, Mustard Oil and Sesame Oil.
Soyabean Oil, Sunflower Oil,
Rapeseed Oil and Corn Oil.
The percentage of various oils, keeps on changing as per
market condition from time to time. In fact any edible
oil can be refined for use as cooking medium but the main
criteria is the economic viability of the particular oil.
The vegetable oil are obtained by expression and/or Solvent
Extraction of oil bearing materials along with oil a lot
