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US 12,460,152 · App. 17/787,934 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Edible oil/fat in which content of glycidol and glycidol fatty acid ester are reduced, and method for manufacturing said edible oil/fat

Inventor: Katsuhito Hori (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
C11B3/04A23D9/02C11B3/001
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Patent No.
US 12,460,152
App. No.
17/787,934
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an oil/fat in which the glycidol content and glycidol fatty acid ester content are reduced. A method for manufacturing an edible fat/oil, wherein a step for decolorizing and deodorizing an oil/fat that contains a palm-based oil/fat, in which physically refined palm oil (RBDPO) is used as a raw material, includes a step for performing an acid-induced contacting process during a decolorization work step.

Claims (10)

1 . A method for manufacturing an edible oil/fat with a reduced content of glycidol and glycidol fatty acid esters, in which a physically refined palm oil (RBDPO) having a 3-MCPD concentration of 1.5 mg/kg or less is used as a raw material and a step of decolorizing and deodorizing is carried out,

wherein a step of bleaching and deodorizing includes a decolorizing work step and a deodorizing work step, the decolorizing work step includes a step of adding an aqueous solution of an acid and a decolorization step,

the step of adding the aqueous solution of the acid is included immediately before the decolorization step in the decolorizing work step, no other step is provided between the step of adding the aqueous solution of the acid and the decolorization step, and

the content of glycidol and glycidol fatty acid esters is 1.0 mg/kg or less calculated as an equivalent glycidol after the step of decolorizing and deodorizing, wherein the step of deodorizing is performed under following conditions:

a degree of vacuum of 100 to 800 Pa,

an amount of water vapor used of 0.5 to 5 weight %,

a deodorizing temperature of 230 to 260° C.

2 . The method for manufacturing an edible oil/fat in which the content of glycidol and glycidol fatty acid esters is reduced according to claim 1 ,

wherein 0.01 to 10 weight % of the following aqueous solution as the acid is added:

a citric acid and/or phosphoric acid aqueous solution having a concentration of 1 to 85 weight %.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 8, 2025
From: FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.; FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
To: FUJI OIL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072179/0234 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: HORI, KATSUHITO
To: FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 060281/0888 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-234248 · Dec 25, 2019 · national
JP 2020-157773 · Sep 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230032784A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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