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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. Types of plant oils - Wikipedia

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    There are three primary types of plant oil, differing both the means of extracting the relevant parts of the plant, and in the nature of the resulting oil: Vegetable fats and oils were historically extracted by putting part of the plant under pressure, squeezing out the oil. Macerated oils consist of a base oil to which parts of plants are added.

  4. Shorea robusta seed oil - Wikipedia

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    Flowering canopy New leaves with flower buds Ripe fruits Seeds. Shorea robusta seed oil is an edible oil extracted from the seeds of Shorea robusta. Shorea robusta is known as the Sal tree in India. Sal is indigenous to India and occurs in two main regions separated by the Gangetic Plain, namely the northern and central Indian regions. [1]

  5. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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    Corn oil, one of the principal oils sold as salad and cooking oil. [7] Cottonseed oil, used as a salad and cooking oil, both domestically and industrially. [8] Olive oil, used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps. Palm oil, the most widely produced tropical oil. [9] Popular in West African and Brazilian cuisine ...

  6. Vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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    A common cooking oil, also used to make biodiesel Peanut: 4.82: Mild-flavored cooking oil Cottonseed: 4.99: A major food oil, often used in industrial food processing Palm kernel: 4.85: From the seed of the African palm tree Coconut: 3.48: Used in cooking, cosmetics and soaps Olive: 2.84: Used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps and as a fuel for ...

  7. Cooking oil - Wikipedia

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    Cooking oil (also known as edible oil) is a plant or animal liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. Oil allows higher cooking temperatures than water, making cooking faster and more flavorful, while likewise distributing heat, reducing burning and uneven cooking. It sometimes imparts its own flavor.

  8. Why are you being told to avoid seed oils?

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    Avoiding seed oils entirely would mean cooking all your foods at home — and that means all your food, including things like salad dressing, sauces and even bread, said Julia Zumpano, a ...

  9. Perilla oil - Wikipedia

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    Perilla oil (Korean: 들기름; RR: Deulgireum) is an edible vegetable oil derived from perilla seeds. Having a distinct nutty aroma and taste, the oil pressed from the toasted perilla seeds is used as a flavor enhancer, condiment, and cooking oil in Korean cuisine. [3] The oil pressed from untoasted perilla seeds is used for non-culinary ...