Oil compositions
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsFrank Hollander, Marcus Bernardus Kruidenberg
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Abstract
The present invention relates to refined oil compositions having a preserved or enhanced micronutrient content and to methods of producing them.
Claims21
A process for preparing a stable oil composition, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a crude oil;
- b) deodorising the crude oil;
- c) recovering from step (b) a deodorised oil and a vapour stream;
- d) separating a micronutrient-rich condensate from the vapour stream;
- and
- e) blending the micronutrient-rich condensate of step (d) with the deodorised oil of step (c) to provide a blend.
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A refined oil composition produced from a crude oil containing natural micronutrients, the refined oil composition having oxidative stability and:
- a. a micronutrient content equal to at least 75% by weight of the micronutrient content of the crude oil;
- and
- b. a carotenoid content equal to no more than 20% weight of the carotenoid content of the crude oil,
- wherein the micronutrients contained in the refined oil are the natural micronutrients of the crude oil.
A stable oil composition comprising micronutrients in a proportion which is not in excess of their original concentration in the corresponding crude oil, the micronutrients having not been more than temporarily separated from the oil composition during processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.