• Who are Estonian refined rapeseed oil factory?
  • Estonian refined rapeseed oil factory Who are we? AS Scanola Baltic’s rapeseed processing plant in Paink¨¹la uses hot-pressing technology to produce rapeseed expellers and refined rapeseed oil. High-quality rapeseed oil meets all European quality requirements for fully refined vegetable oils.
  • How long does it take to extract oil from flaking seeds?
  • Oil from the cracked or flaked seeds should be extracted as quickly as possible (within 24 hours) to minimize meal and oil quality deterioration. Flaking mills, which can process 300 to 500 tons of seeds per day, are available. Buhler and CPM Roskamp are the major suppliers of flaking mills.
  • What makes Scanola rapeseed oil high quality?
  • High-quality rapeseed oil meets all European quality requirements for fully refined vegetable oils. High quality of products is guaranteed by high quality raw materials, extensive production experience, continuously upgraded production facilities and experienced workforce. Scanola Baltic is part of the Danish Agro group.
  • What is refining a soybean oil?
  • Refining plays a key role in the manufacturing of edible oils like soybean oil. Its chief purpose is to eliminate impurities, volatile substances, and unwanted components from the crude oil. Refining thus results in the production of a high-quality, stable edible oil that is perfectly safe to consume.
  • How are seeds prepared for oil extraction?
  • Unit operations for preparation of seeds for oil extraction vary slightly depending on the physical properties and oil content (Figure 1). However, most oilseeds go through the process of cleaning, drying dehulling, size reduction, flaking cooking and tempering.
  • What are the industry standards for soybean hulling?
  • The industry standards for soybeans are less than 3.5 percent fiber content remaining in the meal and less than 1.5 percent oil content remaining in the hull. Suppliers of dehulling equipment include Buhler, Crown Iron Works, De Smet, Kice Industries, Inc., Rotex and Carter Day.