Groundnut oil processing mainly involves seed preparation, oil pressing and refining. The machinery used in the groundnut oil processing in Africa comprises of the dehulling machine or decorticator, cleaning machine, cooking machine, oil expeller, oil filter press and oil refining machine.
What is groundnut oil manufacturing process?
Groundnut oil manufacturing process is divided into two methods, the first is mechanical pressing and the second is solvent extraction. Mechanical pressing can extract 85% oil and the remaining oil is extracted by the solvent extraction method.
What are the processing steps of groundnut oil?
Next, let’s take a standard groundnut oil production line as an example to introduce the processing steps of peanut oil. Groundnut → Cleaning → Shelling → Crushing → Flaking → Cooking → Pressing →Filtering → Crude groundnut oil
How to build a groundnut oil production unit in India?
To establish a Groundnut Oil manufacturing production unit, you need to rent or own space of 1200 ? 1500 Sq.mts. As you need to build and set up a Groundnut oil plant unit in India. The oilseed cake produced is also collected and packed as it can be used as animal feed.