Soybean oil is a vegetable oil made
from the seeds of soybean & is mostly used for cooking. In Soya
bean oil extraction process first we extract soybean oil, the
soybeans are broke, heated, rolled into flakes, and solvent-extracted
with hexanes and then refined.
The mainly steps involved in soybean
oil production include:
Preparation/cleaning of the soybeans
The soybeans are first washed, dried
and dehulled prior to oil extraction. The soybean hulls requires to
be removed because they absorb oil and give a lower yield. This
de-hulling is done by cracking the soybeans and a mechanical
separation of the hulls and cracked soybeans.The soybeans are
adjusted for moisture content and heated to coagulate the soy
proteins and make the oil extraction easier.
Extraction of the soybean oil
First the soybeans are cut in flakes
which are put in a percolation extractors and combined with a
solvent. The hexane and soybean oil mix is separated from the flakes
and transferred to evaporators where the oil and hexane are
separated.The evaporated hexane is recovered and returned to the
extraction process. The hexane free crude soybean oil is then further
purified.
Purification/refining of the
extracted oil
The crude soybean oil even now contains
many oil-insoluble and oil-soluble impurities that needs to be taken
out. The oil-insoluble material are removed with purification and the
soluble materials is removed with different processes including
eliminating of phosphatides, washing with alkaline solution, and
bleaching.
Prestige India is a largest
manufacturer of soya products in India. We are established
manufacturers and exporters of soya oil & products since last
over 25 years. We provide all other soya products for your health
benefits.
