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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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    Industrial machines for extracting oil mechanically are call expellers. Many expellers add heat and pressure, in order to increase the amount of oil extracted. If the temperature does not exceed 120 °F, the oil can be called "cold-pressed". [3] In modern vegetable oil production, oils are usually extracted chemically, using a solvent such as ...

  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. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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.

  9. Crisco - Wikipedia

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    Introduced in June 1911 [1] by Procter & Gamble, it was the first shortening to be made entirely of vegetable oil, originally cottonseed oil. Additional products marketed under the Crisco brand include a cooking spray, various olive oils, and other cooking oils, including canola, corn, peanut, sunflower, and blended oils.