vegetable oil refining process – oil extraction
The hexane extraction process. After soybeans or other oilseeds are cleaned, cracked, cooked, and dried, the flaked seed material is bathed in hexane at a solvent plant. Proper pretreatment helps rupture the oil-bearing
Although refining extends oil shelf life, it has several disadvantages. One of the main disadvantages is the loss of substances responsible for healthy, pharmaceutical properties and technological interest in the oils, such as