best popular maize germ oil production line in india

   
best popular maize germ oil production line  in india
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • best popular maize germ oil production line  in india
  • What is the best edible oil for maize?
  • product. Refined corn oil is considered to be the best edible oil used interna ionally. Considering the large planting area under corn and high unit production there is present commercial interest in corn oil pr duction. Cost benefit ratio in maize is highest due to its high prod
  • How is maize germ extracted?
  • The ma ize germ consists of 80% of oil of maize kernel a s presented in Table 1. The refore, vegetable oils ar e mostly extracted by using so lvent extraction (K emper, 2005). Solvent extraction of maize o il obtained with soxhlet apparatus using solvent as n -hexane (Abdulkadir & Abubakar, 2011).
  • How much maize is grown in India?
  • Among the maize growing countries, India rank 4th in area and 7th in production, representing around 4% of the world maize area and 2% of total production. During 2018-19 in India, the maize area has reached to 9.2 million ha (DACNET, 2020).
  • What is a germ & endosperm in maize?
  • The germ is the source of maize ¡°vegetable oil¡± (total oil content of maize grain is 4% by weight). The endosperm occupies about two thirds of a maize kernel¡¯s volume and accounts for approximately 86% of its dry weight. The endosperm of maize kernels can be yellow or white.
  • Is maize a good crop in India?
  • Maize ( Zea mays L.) is the third most important cereal crop in India after rice and wheat in terms of area and production. However, to provide gainful employment and doubling farmers¡¯ income maize holds higher potential than rice and wheat.
  • How much oil can be extracted from maize germ?
  • By using oven-dried maize germ samples (6 g) from a commercial maize wet mill, maize oil yields of about 80% were achieved using commercial cellulase (Karlovic et al., 1994). A fourfold scale-up of the method (to 24 g of germ) resulted in oil yields of about 90% (Moreau et al., 2004). Attribute of higher oil recovery