GLYCIDYL ESTER REDUCTION IN OIL

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to a method of removing glycidyl esters from oil, wherein the method includes contacting the oil with an adsorbent, and subsequently steam refining the oil. Steam refining the oil includes at least one of deodorization and physical refining. The adsorbent comprises at least one material selected from magnesium silicate, silica gel, and bleaching clay. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of removing glycidyl esters from oil, wherein the method includes contacting the oil with an enzyme, and subsequently steam distilling the oil. The oil includes palm oil, palm fractions, palm olein, palm stearin, corn oil, soybean oil, esterified oil, interesterified oil, chemically interesterified oil, and lipase-contacted oil.