METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDRATED VEGETABLE OIL AND LECITHIN Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC C11B3/00 

FIELD: fat and oil industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the fat and oil industry. Method of producing hydrated vegetable oil and lecithin involves mixing unrefined vegetable oil with an aqueous solution of a hydrating agent containing citric acid in amount of 0.1–0.2 % and tartaric acid in amount of 0.3–1.2 %, exposure of the obtained mixture, separation of the formed phospholipid emulsion from the hydrated oil, drying the phospholipid emulsion and drying the hydrated oil, wherein amount of hydrating agent is 1.75–6.5 % of unrefined vegetable oil weight.

EFFECT: invention enables to create an efficient method of producing hydrated vegetable oil and lecithin, which ensures high quality and stability to oxidation of the obtained products.

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