Soybean oil has come a long way from its ancient origins in China to becoming one of the world’s most widely used cooking oils. In this two-part series, we trace that journey and explore what it takes to set up a successful soybean oil manufacturing plant today.
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Setting up a soybean processing plant is far more than an engineering decision. It is a strategic investment shaped by the market you operate in, the quality and source of your raw materials, industry standards, opportunities for value addition, and the long-term sustainability of your operations. In this , we unpack what it really takes to build a profitable, future-ready soybean oil extraction plant.
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That luscious, creamy texture that makes chocolate such a universally appreciated delicacy is lent to it by a hero ingredient: cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is a key ingredient in the manufacture of chocolate – its most well-known application. But this is just one of several purposes that cocoa butter production serves. Cocoa butter production serves
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Coconuts are incredibly versatile agricultural products, with diverse applications. Most people are familiar with coconut milk, used commonly in South Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine. Coconut oil is also a fairly well-known product, with bottled refined coconut oil available in most parts of the world. What many people don’t know, however, is that coconut husk,
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Over the past few decades, the global demand for vegetable oils has grown exponentially. From 2000-2001 to 2020-2021, the worldwide consumption of vegetable oils more than doubled from 87 million tonnes to 208 million tonnes. Vegetable oil production has kept up with this demand – by the end of 2024, it is estimated to reach
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Introduction Oil extraction isn’t a novelty and neither are oil extraction units. For as long as human civilization has been around, people have been using plant-based oils for culinary, health, and other purposes. Naturally, communities developed and discovered various technologies and equipment to extract oil for their needs. Over time, they also found ways to
Introduction On the back of most packaged foods, in the recipes you use to cook at home, or in the ingredient lists at restaurants, oils are a predictable feature. Edible oils and fats are everywhere. They are an important part of commodity markets globally. This is particularly so in Southeast Asia, a region known to
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What is solvent extraction? Solvent extraction, also referred to as liquid-liquid extraction, is the transfer of a chemical from one solvent to another. These solvents must be immiscible liquids – typically water and an organic solvent, with different solubility levels and distribution coefficients for the chemical solute in question. Considered superior to distillation due to
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A commercial oil press machine is the heart and soul of any oil extraction operation. You may be involved in edible oil extraction from seeds, nuts, fruits, or some other plant-based material. Maybe you extract non-edible oil from plants like jatropha for the oleochemical or biodiesel industries. You could be extracting oils from common oil-bearing
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Introduction In the oil seed processing industry, care needs to be taken every step of the way – from harvest, storage and seed preparation to extraction, refining, and distribution – to ensure the quality of the final product. Be it extraction for edible oils or biofuels, mechanical oil presses and solvent extraction plants are at
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