Re: solvent extraction of edible oils

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In a message dated 9/24/03 10:25:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dkemnitz2000@... writes:

> Some oils are extracted with hexane. The hexane is then evaporated

> off. Does the hexane and impurities all come out of the oil? Anyone

> know about this? Dennis

>

Ha, I separated some hexane from some toluene the other day by fractional

distillation and to tell you the truth my toluene came out pretty impure;

however, I'm guessing people who get paid to do this do it a little better.

Why not just buy cold-pressed oils non-solvent extracted oils?

Chris

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> In a message dated 9/24/03 10:25:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> dkemnitz2000@y... writes:

>

> > Some oils are extracted with hexane. The hexane is then

evaporated

>

> Why not just buy cold-pressed oils non-solvent extracted oils?

>

> Chris

>

> Hey you may have covered this in your oil discussion but is

wheat germ offered as cold pressed? Dennis>

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> In a message dated 9/26/03 12:50:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> dkemnitz2000@y... writes:

>

> > Hey you may have covered this in your oil discussion but is

> > wheat germ offered as cold pressed? Dennis>

>

> I'm sure it is, but I don't see the point of using it, as stated

before.

> Also, if you were to use wheat germ, it would be much safer in

terms of

> oxidization to use wheat germ itself rather than the oil.

>

> If you want to avoid solvent-extracted oils, you could just go to a

health

> food store.

I don't think wheat germ oil is cold pressed by anyone is my point.

The outfir I work for uses hexane.

,.,.,>>><><>the health food store continues to sell wormy almonds

even after I show him(proprieter) the evidence. He thinks its not

insect damage. Anyone have a mail order almond supplier(organic) of

course. Dennis

That way you don't have to worry about figuring out which ones are

> cold-pressed and which ones are solvent extracted, since in general

they don't

> sell any solvent-extracted oils.

>

> Chris

>

>

>

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> I don't think wheat germ oil is cold pressed by anyone is my

point.The outfir I work for uses hexane.

was at my health food store yesterday and they had cold-pressed

wheatgerm oil in the fridge. It says on the bottle that they don't

use any solvents. (I'm in Australia).

Filippa