Rice bran oil manufacturing processes mainly includes rice bran oil expelling, extraction and refining. Rice bran oil expelling relies on high quality rice bran oil expellers.
What is rice bran oil?
Rice bran is an underused co-product of rice milling and presently the value is partially captured through extraction and refining of rice bran oil (RBO) , as a considerable high oil content ranging between 20 and 25% can been found in rice bran .
What is rice bran?
Rice bran is a by-product of rice processing, obtained through the polishing of the rice grain. It presents a considerable high oil content (between 20 and 25%) and it is considered an excellent source of nutritionally beneficial compounds, such as tocotrienols, tocopherols and sterols.
Why is rice bran underutilized?
In recent years however, advances in stabilization techniques have been made which has led to new uses for bran and its derivatives, most notably bran oil for cooking and waxes for cosmetic products. In the developing countries, rice bran is underutilized due to a lack of suitable stabilization techniques.