Steps for preparation
- Rice
bran is screened, graded and sorted, then heated at a temperature higher than
100℃ by steam to prevent lipase hydrolysis
reaction in rice bran before the extraction process
- The
crude rice bran oil is extracted either by mechanical method with oil presser
or by chemical method with solvent extraction. The rice bran is completely
stabilized where oil is removed producing two products a high- quality crude
rice bran oil and defatted rice bran.
- The
crude rice bran oil obtained is further processed to remove the free fatty
acids and offers an oil with less processing suitable for agricultural
purposes. Edible oil which is bleached leaves mild flavour and smell and it
must be removed by steam distillation before final packaging
-
Steam
distillation is the final step in the process of extracting edible oil where
residual free fatty acids and any undesirable flavours are removed from the
oil. The fully processed oil is ready for packaging into retail bottles, food
service pails or large storage container.