The oil is industrially produced by solvent employing either hot or cold extraction method. The raw material preparation, oil extraction, and refining of crude oil are the major processing steps followed to obtain RBO. Inactivation of lipase in rice bran is a prerequirement before the extraction process.
Which countries use rice bran oil?
It is popular as a cooking oil in East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Southern China and Malaysia. Rice bran oil has a composition similar to that of peanut oil, with 38% monounsaturated, 37% polyunsaturated, and 25% saturated fatty acids.
Where is rice bran oil made?
S.M. Ghazani, A.G. Marangoni, in Encyclopedia of Food Grains (Second Edition), 2016 Rice bran oil is mainly produced in Japan, Thailand, India, China, and Vietnam. The major fatty acids in rice bran oil are oleic acid, linoleic acid, and palmitic acids (typically, 42%, 32%, and 20%, respectively).
What is rice bran oil?
Rice bran oil (RBO) is unique among edible vegetable oils because of its unique fatty acid composition, phenolic compound (γ-oryzanol, ferulic acid) and vitamin E (tocopherol and tocotrienol). It has become a great choice of cooking oil because of its very high burning point, neutral taste and delicate flavour.