AN ENZYME COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING OIL FROM OIL PALM FRUITS

摘要

The present invention provides an enzyme composition and process for extracting oil from oil palm fruits particularly from mesocarp portion or mesocarp containing oil palm fruits having portion with atleast with improved efficiency and/or increased yield of atleast 90%. The process comprises steps of: incubating the mixture containing mashed mesocarp portion or mesocarp containing mashed oil palm fruit mass, water and enzyme composition comprising enzymes having exocellulolytic, pectinolytic, mannanolytic and glucanolytic activity at about 25-65 degree Celsius for atleast 60 - 120 minutes and separating the palm oil from the enzyme treated mass and water.