Abstract: Present invention relates to a process for reducing the MOSH and/or MOAH content from vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of palm-based oil, cocoa butter-based oil and any mixtures thereof, and comprising steps of: a) subjecting the vegetable oil to a short-path evaporation, wherein the short-path evaporation is performed at a pressure of below 1 mbar, at an evaporation temperature in a range of from 235 and 290° C., and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the shorth-path evaporation equipment in a range of from 35 to 102 kg/h·m2, and thus obtaining a retentate vegetable oil and a distillate, b) Contacting the retentate vegetable oil with an adsorbent, and c) Subjecting the bleached retentate vegetable oil to a further refining step.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a deodorized oil with in-situ prepared mono-acylglycerides and the oil obtained as such. It relates to a process for preparing a deodorized oil containing in-situ prepared mono-acylglycerides by interesterifying in presence of an enzyme a glyceride containing fraction wherein the ratio of free and esterified hydroxyl groups (OH) to free and esterified fatty acids (FA) is greater than 1.07 and obtaining an oily composition containing less than 1% w/w, preferably less than 0.5% free fatty acids. Furthermore it relates to a deodorized oil containing 30 to 70% triglycerides, 20 to 50% di-acyl glycerides, 1.5 to 25% mono-acyl glycerides.

Abstract: Present invention relates to a process for reducing the MOSH and/or MOAH content from vegetable lauric oil, comprising steps of: a) subjecting the vegetable lauric oil to a short-path evaporation, wherein the short-path evaporation is performed at a pressure of below 1 mbar, at an evaporator temperature in a range of from 150 to 200° C. and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the shorth-path evaporation equipment in a range of from 10 to 50 kg/h.m2, b) Contacting the retentate vegetable lauric oil of step a) with an adsorbent, and c) Subjecting the bleached retentate vegetable lauric oil of step b) to a further refining step carried out in an oil refining equipment consisting of a stripping column with packing and not more than one oil collection tray or in a deodorizer, and obtaining a refined retentate vegetable lauric oil.

Abstract: Present invention relates to process for reducing the MOSH and/or MOAH content from vegetable liquid oil, comprising steps of: a) subjecting the vegetable liquid oil to short-path evaporation, wherein the short-path evaporation is performed at a pressure of below 1 mbar, at an evaporator temperature in a range of from 200° C. to 300° C., and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the shorth-path evaporation equipment in a range of from 30 to 220 kg/h·m2, and thus obtaining a retentate vegetable liquid oil, b) Contacting the retentate vegetable liquid oil of step a) with an adsorbent, and c) Subjecting the bleached retentate vegetable liquid oil of step b) to a further refining step carried out in an oil refining equipment consisting of a stripping column with packing and not more than one oil collection tray or in a deodorizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing the content of MOSH and/or MOAH from a vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of palm-based oil, cocoa butter-based oil and any mixtures thereof, and wherein the process is comprising the step of subjecting a vegetable oil to a short-path evaporation, wherein the short-path evaporation is performed at a pressure of below 1 mbar, at an evaporator temperature in a range of from 235 and 290° C., and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the short-path evaporation equipment in a range from 35 to 102 kg/h·m2, and thus obtaining a retentate vegetable oil. Present invention further relates to use of short-path evaporation for reducing content of MOSH and/or MOAH from vegetable oil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing the content of MOSH and/or MOAH from a vegetable lauric oil, wherein the process is comprising the step of subjecting a vegetable lauric oil to a short-path evaporation, wherein the short-path evaporation is performed at a pressure of below 1 mbar, at an evaporator temperature in a range of from 150 to 200° C. and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the shorth-path evaporation equipment in a range of from 10 to 50 kg/h·m2, and thus obtaining a retentate vegetable lauric oil and a distillate. The present invention further relates to the use of short-path evaporation for reducing the content of MOSH and/or MOAH from a vegetable lauric oil, wherein the short-path evaporation is performed at a pressure below 1 mbar, below 0.05 mbar, more preferably below 0.01 mbar, or even below 0.001 mbar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a deodorized oil with in-situ prepared mono-acylglycerides and the oil obtained as such. It relates to a process for preparing a deodorized oil containing in-situ prepared mono-acylglycerides by interesterifying in presence of an enzyme a glyceride containing fraction wherein the ratio of free and esterified hydroxyl groups (OH) to free and esterified fatty acids (FA) is greater than 1.07 and obtaining an oily composition containing less than 1% w/w, preferably less than 0.5% free fatty acids. Furthermore it relates to a deodorized oil containing 30 to 70% triglycerides, 20 to 50% di-acyl glycerides, 1.5 to 25% mono-acyl glycerides.

Abstract: Present invention relates to process for reducing MOSH and/or MOAH content from vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of palm-based oil, cocoa butter-based oil and any mixture thereof, and comprising steps of: a) Subjecting vegetable oil to short-path evaporation being performed at a pressure of below 1 mbar and under further processing conditions either: a1) at an evaporator temperature of between 210 and 240° C., and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the shorth-path evaporation equipment of from 35 to 105 kg/h·m2, or a2) at an evaporator temperature of from 245 to 300° C., and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the shorth-path evaporation equipment of from 110 and 170 kg/h·m2, b) Contacting the retentate vegetable oil with an adsorbent, and c) Subjecting the bleached retentate vegetable oil to a further refining step.

Abstract: Present invention relates to process for reducing content of MOSH and/or MOAH from vegetable oil selected from group consisting of palm-based oil, cocoa butter-based oil and any mixture thereof, wherein process is comprising step of subjecting vegetable oil to short-path evaporation, wherein short-path evaporation is performed at pressure of below 1 mbar and further processing conditions either: a1) at evaporator temperature of between 210 and 240° C., and with a feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface of the shorth-path evaporation equipment of from 35 to 105 kg/h·m2, or a2) at evaporator temperature of from 245 to 300° C., and feed rate per unit area of evaporator surface in range of from 110 and 170 kg/h·m2, and thus obtaining a retentate vegetable oil and a distillate. Present invention further relates to use of short-path evaporation for reducing content of MOSH and/or MOAH from vegetable oil.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a refined vegetable oil having a reduced content of 3-MCPD esters characterized in that it comprises the following steps: treating a deodorized vegetable oil with a base in a continuous pipe reactor, and contacting the base treated oil with an adsorbent and/or an acid. The thus obtained oil is low in 3-MCPD and has a low degree of interesterification and a low DAK content. It further relates to the use a continuous pipe reactor for treating a deodorized vegetable oil with a base wherein 3-MCPD ester content is reduced in the oil.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides low trans-fatty acid fat compositions, methods of hydrogenating unsaturated feed-stocks (e.g., oils), and hydrogenation catalyst compositions. One exemplary method involves producing a catalyst composition by heating a nickel-based catalyst to a first temperature of at least about 85° C. in the presence of hydrogen and a fat component. An unsaturated feedstock may be contacted with the catalyst composition and hydrogenated by sustaining a hydrogenation reaction at a second temperature of no greater than about 70° C. Some specific implementations of the invention permit the production of partially hydrogenated seed oils with low trans-fatty acid contents.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides low trans-fatty acid fat compositions, methods of hydrogenating unsaturated feedstocks (e.g., oils), and hydrogenation catalyst compositions. One exemplary method involves producing an activated catalyst composition by heating a nickel-based catalyst to a first temperature of at least about 100° C. in the presence of hydrogen and a fat component. An unsaturated feedstock may be contacted with the activated catalyst composition and hydrogenated by sustaining a hydrogenation reaction at a second temperature of no greater than about 70° C. Some specific implementations of the invention permit the production of partially hydrogenated seed oils with low trans-fatty acid contents.

Abstract: This disclosure describes select low trans-fatty acid fats and fat compositions and methods of making such fats and fat compositions. These fats and fat compositions achieve properties commonly associated with typical partially hydrogenated fats, but avoid the high trans-fatty acid contents typically associated with such fats.