Most of the commercial corn oil is extracted from the germ and this is commonly known as ¡°corn germ oil.¡± The germ from wet-milling operations (see Chapter 18) is recovered with up to 50% oil, which must be quickly processed because of its low microbiological and chemical stability.
How to extract oil from corn or maize germ?
The main methods to extract oil from corn or maize germ: Screw pressing and solvent extraction . "Screw Oil Pressing / Expelling" is the most used in small to medium scale corn oil manufacturing process. (At present, most corn oil companies or factories use screw pressing process, the oil yield is around 70%.)
What is the oil production process of maize germ?
The oil production process of maize germ is similar to that of rice bran. Also must pay attention to reasonable storage, embryo processing, oil extraction and dewaxing of crude oil. The global corn oil market is unique in several ways. Corn oil is relatively cheaper than majority of other variety of vegetable oils.
What is the process of corn oil machine?
Complete Set of Corn Oil Machine for Small Scale Corn Oil Processing Plant Process Flow : Maize Germ ¡ú Screening (sieving machine) ¡ú Cooking (Roaster) ¡ú Oil Expelling (Corn Oil Press Machine) ¡ú Filtering (Filter Press) ¡ú Refining (Refinery Machine) ¡ú Corn Germ Oil