midas soybean oil of cold pressed in kenya

   
midas soybean oil of cold pressed in kenya
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • midas soybean oil of cold pressed in kenya
Does cold pressed soybean oil contain -carotene?

Cold pressed soybean oil is characterized by lower ¦Â-carotene content (0.3¨C27.0 mg/kg) than cold pressed oils of linseed (150 mg/kg), pumpkin seed (5.5¨C150.0 mg/kg), rapeseed (1.7¨C80.0 mg/kg), corn (0.9¨C35.0 mg/kg), and flaxseed (0.7 mg/kg) ( Rafalowski et al., 2008; Tuberoso et al., 2007 ).

What are the problems of cold pressed soybean oil?

The fundamental problem of cold pressed soybean oils is the lack of deactivation step of lipoxygenase isoenzymes, which impair the stability and quality of the oil. Therefore, Engeseth, Klein, and Warner (1987) suggested to apply tempering procedure to soybeans before oil extraction.

Are cold pressed soybean oils solvent-extracted?

Commercial soybean oils are commonly solvent-extracted and refined due to their high phosphatides contents. Hence, few studies exist on characterization of cold pressed soybean oils in the literature.

Does cold pressed soybean oil scavenge radicals?

On the contrary, cold pressed soybean oil was characterized by remarkably lower 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH·) radical scavenging activity (17.4%) than cold pressed oils of hemp (76.2%), pumpkin seed (65.3%), rapeseed (51.2%), sunflower (23.8%), rice bran (23.7%), and flaxseed (19.3%) ( Siger et al., 2008 ).