What machinery is used in groundnut oil processing in Africa?
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 processing?
The oil processing includes cleaning of seeds, clarification, extraction, packaging and storage. The process differs for variety of seeds. We are here defining the process that is used while extracting the oil from various types of nuts and oil seeds. 1. Groundnut oil press process: -Magnetic roller is to remove metallic impurities.
How are groundnuts processed?
These are peanuts preparation, pressing and crude oil refining. After harvesting groundnut are received at processing facilities. Batches of harvested peanuts will contain whole peanuts in the shell, some shelled peanuts, and foreign objects (e.g., leaves, nodes, weed seed, etc.).
What happens after harvesting groundnuts?
After harvesting groundnut are received at processing facilities. Batches of harvested peanuts will contain whole peanuts in the shell, some shelled peanuts, and foreign objects (e.g., leaves, nodes, weed seed, etc.). The peanuts are then cleaned using cleaning machine so that oil is not contaminated with foreign materials.