• What is edible oil refining?
  • Edible oil refining is the process of converting raw vegetable oil into edible oil. Raw vegetable oils, whether obtained through pressing or solvent extraction, contain unwanted components such as free fatty acids, phospholipids, and others, which cause undesirable flavors, odors, and appearances.
  • Why is precision important in edible oil refining?
  • In the edible oil refining industry, precision is paramount. Just as a maestro has an orchestra of instruments, this process utilizes a suite of specialized machines, each playing its vital role to guarantee that the resulting oil is of premium quality.
  • Where can I find edible oils in the UK?
  • Our Hull site operates one of the UK¡¯s largest edible oils refineries. Here we refine large quantities of many different plant-based oils including palm, rapeseed, sunflower and high oleic sunflower, before blending and processing them into solutions for use in the food industry.
  • What is vegetable oil refining?
  • As vegetable oil is an important component of the human diet, the source and the processing play an important role in consumer acceptability. To remove impurities that affect the color, palatability, stability, and safety of oil, crude vegetable oil must be refined. This review highlights the processes and steps used in vegetable oil refining.
  • Why is oil refining important?
  • The conventional methods of oil refining mainly employ chemicals that affect the oil quality, stability, recovery and also generate high volume, low value by-products. After the extraction of oil from oil seeds, refining of this crude oil is performed to remove those impurities that impact the quality of oil.
  • Are raw vegetable oils edible?
  • Raw vegetable oils, whether obtained through pressing or solvent extraction, contain unwanted components such as free fatty acids, phospholipids, and others, which cause undesirable flavors, odors, and appearances. As a result, refinement is required to transform all raw oils into edible oils.