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A number of oils are used for biofuel (biodiesel and Straight Vegetable Oil) in addition to having other uses. Other oils are used only as biofuel. [note 4] [147] Although diesel engines were invented, in part, with vegetable oil in mind, [148] diesel fuel is almost exclusively petroleum-based. Vegetable oils are evaluated for use as a biofuel ...
Pages in category "Vegetable oils" The following 131 pages are in this category, out of 131 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of edible plants. Like animal fats, vegetable fats are mixtures of triglycerides. [1] Soybean oil, grape seed oil, and cocoa butter are examples of seed oils, or fats from seeds. Olive oil, palm oil, and rice bran oil are examples of fats from other parts of ...
In modern vegetable oil production, oils are usually extracted chemically, using a solvent such as hexane. Chemical extraction is cheaper and more efficient than mechanical extraction, at a large scale, leaving only 0.5–0.7% of the oil in the plant solids, as compared to 6–14% for mechanical extraction.
Frying, [6] cooking, flavoring, vegetable oil, shortening Peanut oil: 18% 49% 33% 0 31% 231 °C (448 °F) Frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine, deep frying
I'd guess that 99.9%+ of all commercial vegetable oil trade, past or present, is accounted for by the oils on the list. As the list is intended to be comprehensive, the only criteria for exclusion would be that it's not a pressed oil, or that it's derived from something other than plants. Hope that's helpful. --Waitak 12:28, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Over the past few years, fears about toxic and inflammatory "seed oil" have taken over the internet. Many experts dismiss this, saying studies show cooking with vegetable oil is good for you.
Vegetable oils (6 C, 130 P) Pages in category "Cooking fats" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.