with palm oil processing into vegetable oil in venezuela

   
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  • with palm oil processing into vegetable oil in venezuela
What is palm oil?

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil extracted from the orange-red mesocarp of the fruits of the oil palm. It has the color of a rich, deep red, which is said to be derived from its rich carotenoid contents, which are known pigments often found in plants and animals.

How is red palm oil processed?

There are two stages of processing for the refining of red palm oil from crude palm oil. The first stage involves the CPO¡¯s pre-treatment, which uses phosphoric acid for degumming of the oil and treatment with bleaching clay. The main purpose of the pre-treatment is to remove the impurities in the CPO while retaining the carotenes.

What are the basic operations associated with palm oil processing?

The basic unit operations associated with palm oil processing include fruit sterilization, fruit loosening/stripping, digestion, oil extraction and clarification. Fruit sterilization denotes heat rendering and moisture absorption. The aim is to inactivate the lipolytic enzymes in the fruit mesocarp.

Is palm oil a vegetable oil?

World supply of vegetable oils. Palm oil has a unique fatty acid (FA) and triacylglycerol (TAG) profile which makes it suitable for numerous food applications. It is the only vegetable oil with almost 50¨C50 composition of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. CPO is used for cooking, frying, and as a source of vitamins.