What is the difference between corn oil and maize?
Maize may be fermented and distilled to produce Bourbon whiskey. Corn oil is extracted from the germ of the grain. In prehistoric times, Mesoamerican women used a metate quern to grind maize into cornmeal.
What is corn oil used for?
Corn oil (North American) or maize oil (British) is oil extracted from the germ of corn ( maize ). Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn oil a valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarines. Corn oil is generally less expensive than most other types of vegetable oils .
How is corn oil extracted?
Almost all corn oil is expeller-pressed, then solvent-extracted using hexane or 2-methylpentane (isohexane). The solvent is evaporated from the corn oil, recovered, and re-used. After extraction, the corn oil is then refined by degumming and/or alkali treatment, both of which remove phosphatides.
How is canola oil made?
Canola oil is made at a processing facility by slightly heating and then crushing the seed. Almost all commercial canola oil is then extracted using hexane solvent, which is recovered at the end of processing.