maximum cloud point of refined sunflower oil in venezuela

   
maximum cloud point of refined sunflower oil in venezuela
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • maximum cloud point of refined sunflower oil in venezuela
Can sunflower oil be refined?

An experimental oil refining unit has been developed and tested for refining of sunflower oil. Crude pressed sunflower oil obtained from a local oil mill was refined using chemical method by degumming, neutralization, bleaching and dewaxing. The quality and composition of crude and refined oil were compared.

What is the difference between Virgin sunflower oil and refined sunflower oil?

Virgin sunflower oil: it is obtained by exclusively mechanical processes and may have been purified only by washing, sedimentation, centrifugation or filtration, and without additives. Refined sunflower oil: obtained by pressing and extraction, and then subjected to a refining process.

How is crude sunflower oil made?

Crude sunflower oil is obtained from partially dehulled seeds by mechanical pressing followed by hexane extraction and water degumming. Quality and stability are the major factors in the production, acceptance and marketing of vegetables oil products.

What is the free fatty acid content of crude sunflower oil?

Free Fatty Acid content of crude sunflower oil was found to be reduced from 1.1 to 0.24 (% Oleic acid) after neutralization. The residual FFA content of the refined oil was less than the maximum specified value of 0.25 % in the BIS standard for pressed refined sunflower oil.