Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of for extracting oil from an oil-containing phospholipid composition, comprising the steps of: (a) Providing the oil-containing phospholipid composition, said composition comprising phospholipids and oil, the oil being in an amount of between and 80 wt % relative to the total weight of the oil composition; (b) Admixing water with the oil-containing phospholipid composition to obtain an aqueous composition, wherein the weight ratio of composition to water is between 6.0:1.0 and 1.3:1.0; (c) Separating the aqueous composition into an oil-rich fraction and an oil-depleted fraction, the oil-depleted fraction comprising water and phospholipids; and (d) removing the separated oil-rich fraction to obtain an aqueous, oil-depleted fraction comprising phospholipids; (e) optionally drying the aqueous, oil-depleted fraction to obtain a dried oil-depleted fraction comprising phospholipids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a counter-current extraction process involving a plurality of mixing and separation stages for fractionating a phospholipid-containing feed material into two or more fractions enriched in one or more phospholipids, comprising (a) contacting the phospholipid-containing starting material under agitation with an extractant comprising an aliphatic alcohol selected from C1 to C3 alcohols; (b) separating the obtained emulsion into a phospholipid-enriched extract from a residual raffinate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a counter-current extraction process involving a plurality of mixing and separation stages for fractionating a phospholipid-containing feed material into two or more fractions enriched in one or more phospholipids, comprising (a) contacting the phospholipid-containing starting material under agitation with an extractant comprising an aliphatic alcohol selected from C1 to C3 alcohols; (b) separating the obtained emulsion into a phospholipid-enriched extract from a residual raffinate.