Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the mitigation of 2-MCPD, 3-MCPD, esters thereof and glycidyl esters in vegetable oil comprising the steps of a) subjecting the vegetable oil to one or more refining steps and b) subjecting the refined vegetable oil from step a) to a vacuum distillation at about 200-280° C. and at pressure of about 0.0001-3.0 mbar.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for lowering the amount of esters of 2- and 3-MCPD in refined triglyceride oil, wherein said oil prior to entering the process has been treated with one or more refining steps and wherein said oil comprises triglycerides of fatty acids having a carbon chain length of C12-C24 in an amount of at least 50% of the total triglyceride content, the process comprising the steps of: blending the oil with a base and heat treating the oil while passing steam through the oil at reduced pressure, keeping the degree of interesterification in the product from the process below 60%.

Abstract: A method of treating solvent-extracted plant residue comprises (a) providing a plant residue of one or more plant parts with a reduced content of plant fats, the fats having been extracted by means of a solvent for said plant fats; (b) mixing said solvent-extracted plant residue with a conditioning fat; and (c) milling said mixture of plant residue and conditioning fat under reduced pressure, said conditioning fat being in a liquid state. If the milling step has taken place at a temperature below about 100° C., the resulting milled compound mixture is subjected to (d) a post heat treatment at temperatures above 100° C. A compound mixture of milled solvent-extracted plant residue and conditioning fat obtainable by the method. Food products and feeds comprising said compound mixture of milled solvent-extracted plant residue and conditioning fat.

Abstract: A vegetable oil fraction rich in non-tocolic, high-melting, unsaponifiable matter is prepared by the following steps: A vegetable oil having a slip melting point of not more thatn 30° C. and a content of unsaponifiable matter of at least 0.5% by weight is hydrogenated to fully saturate the fatty acids of the glycerides and to reach a slip melting point of at least 57° C. To the hydrogenated oil is added from 1 to 75% by weight of the unhydrogenated starting oil or another oil having a slip melting point of not more than 30° C. in order to act as a carrier and vehicle for the unsaponifiable matter. Then, a solvent is added to the oil mixture in a ratio between oil and solvent from 1:2 to 1:20, and the mixture is heated to transparency. The oil/-solvent-mixture is cooled in one or more steps to a final temperature in the range from ?35 to +30° C., and the precipitated high-melting fraction(s) is (are) filtered off. The filtrate is desolventised, leaving a fraction rich in unsaponifiable matter.

Abstract: A method of treating solvent-extracted plant residue comprises (a) providing a plant residue of one or more plant parts with a reduced content of plant fats, the fats having been extracted by means of a solvent for said plant fats; (b) mixing said solvent-extracted plant residue with a conditioning fat; and (c) milling said mixture of plant residue and conditioning fat under reduced pressure, said conditioning fat being in a liquid state. If the milling step has taken place at a temperature below about 100° C., the resulting milled compound mixture is subjected to (d) a post heat treatment at temperatures above 100° C. A compound mixture of milled solvent-extracted plant residue and conditioning fat obtainable by the method. Food products and feeds comprising said compound mixture of milled solvent-extracted plant residue and conditioning fat.

Abstract: A vegtable oil fraction rich in non-tocolic, high-melting, unsaponifiable matter is prepared by the following steps: A vegetable oil having a slip melting point of not more thatn 30° C. and a content of unsaponifiable matter of at least 0.5% by weight is hydrongenated to fully saturate the fatty acids of the glycerides and to reach a slip melting point of at least 57° C. To the hydrongenated oil is added from 1 to 75% by weight of the unhydrogenated starting oil or another oil having a slip melting poing of not more than 30° C. in order to act as a carrier and vehicle for the unsaponifiable matter. Then, a solvent is added to the oil mixture in a ratio between oil and solvent from 1:2 to 1:20, and the mixture is heated to transparency. The oil/-solvent-mixture is cooled in one or more steps to a final temperature in the range from −35 to +30° C., and the precipitated high-melting fraction(s) is (are) filtered off.