palm oil processing plant for red palm oil in italy

   
palm oil processing plant for red palm oil in italy
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • palm oil processing plant for red palm oil in italy
How palm oil is produced?

In the processing of fresh fruit bunches, palm oil mills produce palm oil mill effluent, empty fruit bunches, and finally, a mixture of kernel, fibers and oils. All of these elements eventually serve a purpose. But for palm oil, the fruit bunches are the most important element. A next step in this journey is producing the oil.

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.

How to improve the sustainability of palm oil production in Malaysia?

Presently, tremendous efforts have been devoted to improving the sustainability of palm oil production. One strategy is to improve the oil extraction rate (OER) during the milling process. The average OER in Malaysia has remained stagnant between 19 and 21% for the past 40 years.

What is red palm oil?

Red palm oil is a refined palm oil, in which although it has similar properties as refined, bleached, deodorized (RBD) oil, it still retains its content of carotenoids and the vitamin E 6) . It did not go through a few processes, such as refining and bleaching with causes carotenoid, vitamin E and sterol reduction 7) .