Abstract: A method for the combined in-line bleaching and dewaxing of vegetable oils which includes the steps of bleaching the vegetable oil with a sufficient amount of bleaching clay and filter aid at a temperature of about 80.degree.-130.degree. C. for about 15-60 minutes, followed by rapid cooling of the bleached vegetable oil containing the bleaching clay, to a temperature of about 0.degree.-15.degree. C. for about 15 minutes-4 hours to thereby dewax the vegetable oil. The spent bleaching clay, waxy material and other impurities in the vegetable oil are then seaparted at low temperatures of about 0.degree.-20.degree. C., by such means as filtration, to thereby recover the bleached and dewaxed vegetable oil.

Abstract: The present invention provides a refined edible oil which has good oxidative, flavor and cold-test stabilities, and which will retain such characteristics in storage without the necessity for stabilizing additives. In addition, the present invention provides a method for the production of such a refined oil which is characterized both by its ability to refine oils with impurities which had previously prevented acceptable processing by physical refining methods and further by its ability to recover economically valuable impurities and by-products.