Refining of red palm oil

Ooi C.K., . and Choo Y.M., . and Yap S.C., . and Ma A.N., . Refining of red palm oil. pp. 20-28. ISSN 0128-1828

A process has been developed for the refining of crude palm oil (CPO) to produce Red Palm Oil (RPO) without destroying the carotenes. It involves a pretreatment of CPO followed by deacidification and deodorization using molecular distillation. The RPO produced has less than 0.1 percent of free fatty acid (FFA) and retains more than 80 percent of the original carotenes and vitamin E originally present in the CPO. The quality of RPO is similar to that of any refined bleached and deodorized palm oil in terms of FFA and peroxide value (PV). The carotene profile of RPO showed that most of the carotenes were retained. The process has been commercialized and the product is expected to be in the market soon.

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Abstract

A process has been developed for the refining of crude palm oil (CPO) to produce Red Palm Oil (RPO) without destroying the carotenes. It involves a pretreatment of CPO followed by deacidification and deodorization using molecular distillation. The RPO produced has less than 0.1 percent of free fatty acid (FFA) and retains more than 80 percent of the original carotenes and vitamin E originally present in the CPO. The quality of RPO is similar to that of any refined bleached and deodorized palm oil in terms of FFA and peroxide value (PV). The carotene profile of RPO showed that most of the carotenes were retained. The process has been commercialized and the product is expected to be in the market soon.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	ACEITES DE PALMAS
AGROVOC Term:	PURIFICACION
AGROVOC Term:	DESODORIZACION
AGROVOC Term:	DESACIDIFICACION
AGROVOC Term:	CAROTENOIDES
AGROVOC Term:	VITAMINA E
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17386

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