Red palm oil is a refined palm oil, in which although it has similar properties as refined, bleached, deodorized (RBD) oil, it still retains its content of carotenoids and the vitamin E 6) . It did not go through a few processes, such as refining and bleaching with causes carotenoid, vitamin E and sterol reduction 7) .
How is red palm oil made?
Crude palm oil is firstly extracted from the fruit mesocarp and processed into red palm oil using pre-treatment of crude palm oil, with deacidification steps, and deodorization via short-path distillation. These processes help to retain ¦Â-carotene and vitamin E in red palm oil.
What is crude palm oil (CPO)?
Crude palm oil (CPO) is obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree ( Elaeis guineensis ). The oil is rich in palmitic acid, ¦Â-carotene and vitamin E. CPO has been fractionated mainly into liquid palm olein and solid palm stearin in order to diversify its food applications.
What is the difference between red palm oil and RBD palm oil?
The purified and dried oil is then transferred to the oil storage tank 19),21),22) . Red palm oil can be obtained from the mild processing of crude palm oil while the refined, bleached, deodorized (RBD) palm oil is obtained by physical refining or chemical refining of the crude palm oil 9) .
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