The seed is mechanically pressed or pressed to extract 50% to 75% of the Oil content in the seed before sending to solvent extraction to make the process more efficient. The Rapeseeds contain some legume shells, impurities, sand and stones etc. These materials are followed during the harvest at the time of collection.
What is rapeseed oil?
Rapeseed oil third largest source of edible oil after soya bean oil and Palm Oil. Europe alone contributes six million tons to the world market. The seed is mechanically pressed or pressed to extract 50% to 75% of the Oil content in the seed before sending to solvent extraction to make the process more efficient.
What is the process of rapeseed pre pressing?
The rapeseed will be used the process of the pre pressing system instead of Expander with squeezo matic arrangements. The Mustard seed can be directly solvent extracted or pressed cake or fully pressed cake. For direct solvent extraction two types of alternative processes are explained in the above.
What is rapeseed low euricic acid?
Canola (low euricic acid) Oil an introduction Uses. RAPESEED LOW ERUCIC ACID OR CANOLA OIL. Rapeseed low erucic also known as canola, is a small, round seed that is about 2-3mm in diameter. Here are some of the physical characteristics of rapeseed seeds:
How to soften rapeseed?
As explained rapeseeds are required to condition to make it soften. A vertical stack cooker or horizontal rotary cookers are used to condition the cracked seeds by heating with jacketed and live steam to 65 C to 70 C and increasing the moisture to 11% to 12%. This process will soften the cracked beans make it suitable to good flaking.
How to flake cracked rapeseed?
This process will soften the cracked beans make it suitable to good flaking. The Cooked and conditioned cracked rapeseeds are passed through a pair of chilled cast iron rolls fixing specific gap of 0.2mm to 0.35mm to rupture the oil cells where the it will come on the surface and then used to extract with use of solvent.