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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. Coconut oil - Wikipedia

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    Coconut oil is an important base ingredient for the manufacturing of soap. Soap made with coconut oil tends to be hard, though it retains more water than soap made with other oils and thus increases manufacturer yields. It is more soluble in hard water and salt water than other soaps allowing it to lather more easily. [83]

  4. Kerala Solvent Extractions - Wikipedia

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    The Company was incorporated on 25 September 1963 and began commercial operations in April 1972 by setting up Kerala's first solvent extraction plant to extract coconut oil from coconut oil cakes. Subsequently, in 1976 the company set up a plant to manufacture ready mixed cattle feed. In the last three decades, KSE has emerged as a leader in ...

  5. KERAFED - Wikipedia

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    The oil complex in Karunagappalli, is the largest coconut oil mill in the sub-continent with an installed capacity of 20 tonnes per day [3] (TPD) (7504 TPA, 2009–2010). The facility at Naduvannur provides a production of 7.5 TPD (2693 TPA, 2009–2010). Total production was about 10,000 metric tonnes during the year 2009–2010.

  6. Copra - Wikipedia

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    The oil extracted from copra is rich in lauric acid, making it an important commodity in the preparation of lauryl alcohol, soaps, fatty acids, cosmetics, etc. and thus a lucrative product for many coconut-producing countries. The palatable oil cake, known as copra cake, obtained as a residue in the production of copra oil is used in animal feeds.

  7. Marico - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Aloe Vera Enriched Coconut Hair Oil contains: Coconut oil (50% v/v), Mineral l (49.6% v/v), BHT, Aloe Vera extract & Perfume. Mineral oil is known to cause skin cancer. [ 20 ] Even though highly refined oils (classified as Group 3) are not suspected to be carcinogenic , available information is not sufficient to classify them as harmless.

  8. Parachute (brand) - Wikipedia

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    Parachute is the flagship brand of Marico.Before the 1992 economic liberalisation in India, the government classified vegetable oils as an essential commodity. [1]In the late 1990s, Marico made its first serious entry into foreign markets by setting up a manufacturing plant in Bangladesh.

  9. 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 ...