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Vegetable oil refining is necessary for vegetable oils & fats so they can be used for cooking and frying foods. Usually there are two ways of refining vegetable oil, they are Physical Refining & Chemical Refining.
What is edible oil refining?
Edible oil refining is the process of converting raw vegetable oil into edible oil. Raw vegetable oils, whether obtained through pressing or solvent extraction, contain unwanted components such as free fatty acids, phospholipids, and others, which cause undesirable flavors, odors, and appearances.
Which industrial technologies are used for vegetable oils’ refining?
The present review aimed at comparing the two main industrial technologies used for vegetable oils’ refining, namely, chemical refining and physical refining. Chemical refining removes free fatty acids by soda neutralization.
How does Alfa Laval refine crude oil into edible oil?
Refining crude oil into edible oil requires deep process knowledge—from degumming, neutralization and dewaxing through to bleaching, deodorizing and GE and 3-MCPD mitigation. Edible oil producers worldwide rely on Alfa Laval know-how to remove impurities and volatile components and optimize refining processes.