Process for producing rice bran oil
AssigneeTokyo Oil Mills, Inc.
InventorsHisashi Hitotsumatsu, Yasuhiko Takeshita
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Abstract
A process for producing an unsaponifiable matters-enriched rice bran oil which comprises recovering unsaponifiable matters and ferulates from the residue obtained by collecting edible oil during the refining process of rice bran oil, concentrating the unsaponifiable matters and ferulates thus recovered, esterifying the same if desired, and adding the product obtained to edible rice bran oil, with the unsaponifiable matters-enriched edible rice bran oil thus obtained having improved qualities and exhibiting excellent physiological functions.
Claims3
A process for producing an unsaponifiable matter-enriched rice bran oil, comprising the steps of:
- a) refining rice bran oil, to obtain edible rice bran oil and residue,
- b) recovering and concentrating unsaponifiable matter and ferulates from said residue,
- c) adding said unsaponifiable matter and ferulates to said edible rice bran oil,
- so as to produce an unsaponifiable matter-enriched rice bran oil.
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