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  2. 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 ...

  3. Palm oil - Wikipedia

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    Palm oil block showing the lighter color that results from boiling. Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. [1] The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from oil crops in 2014. [2]

  4. Vegetable oil refining - Wikipedia

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    Vegetable oil refining may refer to: Fat hydrogenation, combining vegetable oil with hydrogen to make it more saturated; Edible oil refining, process to refin a raw oil to produce an edible oil, which differ from Olive oil production. Biodiesel production by transesterification; Production of hydrotreated vegetable oil, a biofuel

  5. Fat hydrogenation - Wikipedia

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    Tropical oils (palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil) are naturally rich in saturated fat. They can be further fractionated to increase the concentration of desired fatty acids. [2] Interesterification can be used to mix multiple types of fats, obtaining an oil with intermediate properties. For example, soybean oil and fully-hydrogenated ...

  6. Social and environmental impact of palm oil - Wikipedia

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    Oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) Oil palm fruit is one of the most widely produced primary crops in the world.. An estimated 1.5 million small farmers grow the crop in Indonesia, along with about 500,000 people directly employed in the sector in Malaysia, plus those connected with related industries.

  7. List of Bangladeshi spices - Wikipedia

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    Many of the spices are native to the region of Bangladesh, while the others were imported from similar climates and have since been cultivated locally for centuries. [1] Spices are typically heated in a pan with ghee or cooking oil before being added to a dish. Lighter spices are added last, and spices with strong flavor should be added first.

  8. Palm fruit juice - Wikipedia

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    Only the female palm tree gives the fruits. The age of the tree to starting to give fruits is normally 12 to 13 years. [2] The taste of palm juice or pulp is mainly two types, bitter or sweet. The bitterness or sweetness of the juice depends on the soil and climate. The sweet palm juice is mainly used in traditional foods.

  9. City Group - Wikipedia

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    City Group began on 6 February 1972 as a mustard oil company venture. [3] After its first project, City Group invested in new fields, including manufacturing , industry and trading . More enterprises were established in the early 1990s; these included consumer goods , foods, steel, printing & packaging, shipping, power and energy, shares and ...