bigger capacity corn germ oil production line in durban

   
bigger capacity corn germ oil production line in durban
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • bigger capacity corn germ oil production line in durban
  • How much corn oil is produced a year?
  • Corn oil ranks tenth in world production of edible oils, with an annual production of about 2 million tons ( Moreau, 2011b ). Approximately 10% of the edible corn oil ( corn germ oil) in the United States is obtained from corn germ that is produced by a process called dry milling.
  • How is corn oil produced?
  • The dried germ contains about 50% oil, in which the oil constitutes about 85% of the total amount of oil present in the corn. The oil is produced by first expelling the germ and then extracting the expeller cake with n -hexane. Global annual corn production is 700 million tonnes but corn oil production is only 400 000 tonnes.
  • How much oil is in corn?
  • Corn grains contain approximately 3%¨C5% oil. When corn is used for starch production, one of the major by-products is germ, which is characterized by a high content of oil (40%¨C50%). Corn oil (usually referred to corn germ oil) for human consumption is commonly obtained from corn germ (Shahidi, 2006 ).
  • How is corn germ extracted from starch?
  • During the wet milling process, the germ is isolated from the starch using cyclone separators, washed, and dried. The dried germ contains about 50% oil, in which the oil constitutes about 85% of the total amount of oil present in the corn. The oil is produced by first expelling the germ and then extracting the expeller cake with n -hexane.