Can rice bran be used as a raw material for vegetable oil?
However, the use of rice bran as a raw material for vegetable oil is almost unknown in Indonesia. This is because the government and the community rely more on palm oil as raw material for producing vegetable oil. There are two problems Indonesia will face if it wants to develop vegetable oil production from rice bran.
Can rice bran oil be used to produce biodiesel in Indonesia?
With the embargo of Indonesia palm oil by European Union and more portion of palm oil is converted into biodiesel, rice bran oil would have opportunity to supply the country to meet the demand for edible oil. Rice bran oil offers a number of advantages compared to other edible oils in terms high antioxidant contents and high smoke point.
What is rice bran oil?
Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Policies and ethics Rice bran oil (RBO) is named as wonder oil or ¡°heart oil¡± in many Asian countries and is considered an imminent functional food ingredient in western countries. High amounts of unsaturated fatty acids namely oleic and linoleic, 3¨C4% wax, 0.8%…
What is the global market size of rice bran oil (RBO)?
Global market size of RBO in 2015 was evaluated over 1.2 million tons and India holds immense potential in the production of rice bran oil (RBO), due to increased paddy production at 150 million tons over the last decade.