Oil processing
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsMichael MAIWORM, Armin Willem-Friedrich Hermann TARNOW
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Abstract
A process for the production of a refined oil having a reduced content of glycidyl esters and hydroperoxides characterized in that it comprises subjecting an edible oil to the following steps, a bleaching step, a deodorization step, re-bleaching step on the deodorized oil, and a further refining step, wherein the further refining step is carried out by passing the bleached edible oil obtained in step c) through an oil refining equipment consisting of a stripping column with packing and not more than one oil collection tray.
Claims11
A process for the production of a refined oil having a reduced content of glycidyl ester and hydroperoxides characterized in that it comprises subjecting an edible oil to the following steps:
- a. a bleaching step,
- b. a deodorization step,
- c. a re-bleaching step of the deodorized oil, and
- d. a further refining step, wherein the further refining step (d) is carried out by passing the bleached edible oil obtained in step c) under vacuum through an oil refining equipment consisting of a stripping column with packing and not more than one oil collection tray.
A method for using a refining equipment consisting of a stripping column with packing and not more than one oil collection tray to reduce the content of hydroperoxides and/or volatiles from refined bleached, deodorized and re-bleached edible oils
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