Usually hexane or acetone is used for solvent fractionation. Is that oil allowed for food product development? How fractionated oils are being justified to use for food?
Thanks in advance.
Dear Mansura Mokbul , yes, oils extracted or fractioned with (allowed) organic solvents are possible for food product development. The use of solvents is justified either because oil extraction by mechanical means from some raw materials is difficult or just to facilitate the separation of the oil fraction from the bagasse or pulp. Of course, after fractionation, levels of any solvent in oil must be reduced under the allowed limits accepted by each country or region.
Here you can find a link with some information relative to the EU regulation:
https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/vegetable-oils/buyer-requirements
Hope it helps!
There are many solvent used to extracted oil and that oil must be safety to used .
Hexane, Hexane : methanol, diethyl ether, petrolium ether in oil extraction
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