Method of refining glyceride oils
AssigneeVan den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. van de Sande, Jacobus C. Segers, Jannes G. Lammers
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of refining glyceride oil comprising the step of degumming said glyceride oil, wherein said degumming step is followed by a separation step in which undissolved and non-centrifugable particles are removed from said degummed oil. Preferably said degumming step is followed by a step of holding the degummed oil for such a period of time and under such temperature conditions as to cause agglomeration of said undissolved particles, and for an agent promoting the formation of undissolved particles and/or promoting the agglomeration of the undissolved particles is added to the oil.
Claims5
A method of refining glyceride oil comprising the steps of:
- (a) using a degummed glyceride oil;
- (b) holding the degummed oil, without subjecting the oil to treatment with acid or alkali, for a time period at a temperature between ambient temperature and 40.degree. C. such as to cause agglomeration of undissolved particles;
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- (c) removing the particulate material formed.
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