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Establishment of an effective refining process for Moringa oleifera kernel oil

Abd Hadi, H. M., Tan, C. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4177-4072, Shah, N. K. M., Tan, T. B., Niranjan, K. and Mat Yusoff, M. (2021) Establishment of an effective refining process for Moringa oleifera kernel oil. Processes, 9 (4). e579. ISSN 2227-9717

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To link to this item DOI: 10.3390/pr9040579

Abstract/Summary

This study systematically established the most effective refining process for Moringa oleifera (MO) kernel oil. Acid degumming (20.33 ± 1.37 ppm) removed significantly greater phosphorus than water degumming (31.18 ± 0.90 ppm). Neutralization was more effective than deodorization in decreasing the acid (0.06 mg KOH/g) and p-Anisidine (p-AV, 0.36 ± 0.03) values of the oil. Besides improving its color properties, acid-activated bleaching earth Type B was better than Types A and C in decreasing the oil’s p-AV (0.43 ± 0.02), acid value (3.96 ± 0.02 mg KOH/g), and moisture content (0.01 ± 0.00% w/w). The selected refining stages successfully produced MO kernel oil with acceptable peroxide value (PV, 1.66–3.33 meq/kg), p-AV (1.05–1.49), total oxidation value (TOTOX, 4.38–8.15), acid value (0.03 mg KOH/g), moisture content (0.01% w/w), phosphorus content (1.28–1.94 ppm), iodine value (80.79–81.03), oleic acid (79.52–79.65%), and tocopherol content (65.26–87.00 mg/kg).

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Research Group
ID Code:97122
Uncontrolled Keywords:fats and oils, oilseeds, oxidative stability, lipids, lipid chemistry/lipid analysis, processing technology, refining
Publisher:MDPI

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