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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
Properties of vegetable oils [1] [2] The nutritional values are expressed as percent (%) by mass of total fat. Type Processing treatment [3] Saturated fatty acids Monounsaturated
This is a comprehensive list of pressed vegetable oils. Originally the list included essential oils, but these have been moved to List of essential oils. In preparation for applying for featured list status, I've written stub articles for about 40 of the oils listed here.
Sautee, stir frying, frying, deep frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine Palm oil: 52% 38% 10% 0.2% 9.1% 230 °C (446 °F) 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 Pumpkin seed oil: 8% 36% 57% 0% 64% 121 °C (250 °F) Salad oils
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