Patent ID: 8247584
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A21D,A23B,A23D,A23L,A23V,C11B

Abstract:
1. A process for preparing an oil composition comprising cracking and dehulling whole seeds, in the presence of an inert gas to minimize oxygen concentration, to form seed meats or seed hulls, or milling, grinding, or flaking an oil-containing material, in the presence of an inert gas to minimize oxygen concentration, to form oil-containing material having increased surface area; contacting the seed meats, the seed hulls or the oil-containing material having increased surface area with an extraction fluid to extract a crude oil from the seed meats, the seed hulls or the oil-containing material; degumming the crude oil to form a degummed oil; bleaching the degummed oil to form a bleached oil; and deodorizing the bleached oil to form the oil composition having an anisidine value of less than about 3 and comprising less than 1 wt. % trans-fatty acid based on the total weight of fatty acids or derivatives thereof in the oil composition.