In 2018, peanut oil sold for US$1470/MT in the United States and for US$1326 in Rotterdam. Peanut oil is recovered primarily by expeller pressing or in combination with hexane extraction. Only four plants process peanut oil in the United States. Peanut oil is processed by conventional caustic refining, adsorbent bleaching, and deodorization.
How is peanut oil extracted?
Peanut oil is recovered primarily by expeller pressing or in combination with hexane extraction. Only four plants process peanut oil in the United States. Peanut oil is processed by conventional caustic refining, adsorbent bleaching, and deodorization. The food uses of peanut oil and protein are reviewed in this article.
Which peanut varieties have the highest oil content?
Among all peanut varieties currently planted worldwide,Yuhua 9 has the highest oil content. 5. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the combination of PYM as a mutagen and in vitro screening with HYP is a promising way to create new peanut mutant and obtain varieties with high oil content.
Is mutagenesis a useful approach to breeding peanuts with high oil contents?
The three new varieties were named as Yuhua 4, Yuhua 9 and Yuhua 14 and their oil contents were 57.7, 61.1 and 59.3%, respectively. The results indicate thatin vitro mutagenesis with PYM followed by directed screening with HYP is a useful approach for breeding peanut varieties with high oil contents.
