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  2. Coconut oil - Wikipedia

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    Another method for extraction of coconut oil involves the enzymatic action of alpha-amylase, polygalacturonases, and proteases on diluted coconut paste. [14] Unlike virgin coconut oil, refined coconut oil has no coconut taste or aroma. RBD oil is used for home cooking, commercial food processing, and cosmetic, industrial, and pharmaceutical ...

  3. Expeller pressing - Wikipedia

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    Expeller pressing (also called oil pressing) is a mechanical method for extracting oil from raw materials. The raw materials are squeezed under high pressure in a single step. When used for the extraction of food oils, typical raw materials are nuts, seeds and algae, which are supplied to the press in a continuous feed. As the raw material is ...

  4. Conrado Dayrit - Wikipedia

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    Conrado Dayrit (May 31, 1919 – October 5, 2007) was a Filipino medical doctor and scientist known for his advocacy of coconut oil for which he was dubbed "Dr. Coconut" and "Father of VCO" (Virgin Coconut Oil).

  5. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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    Seeds from these plants are noted for their oil content, but little information is available on methods of extracting the oil. In most cases, the plants are grown as food, with dietary use of the oils as a byproduct of using the seeds as food. [45] Bitter gourd oil, from the seeds of Momordica charantia. High in α-Eleostearic acid. Of current ...

  6. Iodine value - Wikipedia

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    The determination of IV according to Wijs is the official method currently accepted by international standards such as DIN 53241-1:1995-05, AOCS Method Cd 1-25, EN 14111 and ISO 3961:2018. One of the major limitations of is that halogens does not react stoichiometrically with conjugated double bonds (particularly abundant in some drying oils ).

  7. Edible oil refining - Wikipedia

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    Edible oil refining is a set of processes or treatments necessary to turn vegetable raw oil into edible oil.. Raw vegetable oil, obtained from seeds by pressing, solvent extraction, contains free fatty acids and other components such as phospholipids, waxes, peroxides, aldehydes, and ketones, which contribute to undesirable flavor, odor, and appearance; [1] for these reasons, all the oil has ...

  8. Copra - Wikipedia

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    Copra has traditionally been grated and ground, then boiled in water to extract coconut oil. It was used by Pacific island cultures and became a valuable commercial product for merchants in the South Seas and South Asia in the 1860s. Nowadays, coconut oil (70%) is extracted by crushing copra; the by-product is known as copra cake or copra meal ...

  9. Template:Smoke point of cooking oils - Wikipedia

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    Olive oil: Virgin: 210 °C: 410 °F Olive oil: Extra virgin, low acidity, high quality: 207 °C: 405 °F [3] [13] Olive oil: Extra virgin: 190 °C: 374 °F [13] Palm oil: Fractionated: 235 °C [14] 455 °F Peanut oil: Refined: 232 °C [3] 450 °F Peanut oil: 227–229 °C [3] [15] 441–445 °F Peanut oil: Unrefined: 160 °C [3] 320 °F Pecan ...