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Fat and Oil Processing

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Total cards: 20•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Why is extra virgin olive oil green?

Back (Answer)

the chlorophyll in the olive skin provides the green colour during pressing, it does not go through any other refinement or processing and therefore will retain the green colour

#2
Front (Question)

What does extra virgin olive oil have over other oils?

Back (Answer)

A superior flavour and a darker colour

#3
Front (Question)

What are the raw materials that go into producing fats and oils?

Back (Answer)

plants animals fish milk

#4
Front (Question)

how are fats and oils extracted from seeds? what is the process called?

Back (Answer)

process- milling cleaning breaking cooking expelling solvent extraction

#5
Front (Question)

how are fats and oils extracted from animals? what is the process called?

Back (Answer)

process- rendering

#6
Front (Question)

what are the two types of rendering

Back (Answer)

wet and dry

#7
Front (Question)

outline the process of wet rendering

Back (Answer)

tissue is heated with steam, then it is separated by centrifugation or decanting, which produces a white lipid with a neutral flavour e.g. lard

#8
Front (Question)

what is the product of wet rendering

Back (Answer)

lard

#9
Front (Question)

outline the process of dry rendering

Back (Answer)

uses a high heat alone, produces a brown liquid with a stronger flavour has non-food uses e.g. soap

#10
Front (Question)

what is the product of dry rendering

Back (Answer)

soap

#11
Front (Question)

what are the aims of the refining process

Back (Answer)

to improve flavour, stability and colour

#12
Front (Question)

what is this process? crude lipid- degumming- neutralisation- bleaching- deodorisation- refined oil

Back (Answer)

chemical refining

#13
Front (Question)

what is this process? crude lipid- degumming- steam distillation under high vacuum- bleaching- refined oil

Back (Answer)

physical refining

#14
Front (Question)

what occurs during degumming

Back (Answer)

removal of phospholipids and proteins

#15
Front (Question)

what occurs during neutralisation

Back (Answer)

removal of free fatty acids

#16
Front (Question)

what occurs during bleaching

Back (Answer)

removal of colour and pro oxidants

#17
Front (Question)

what occurs during deodorisation

Back (Answer)

removal of volatile compounds

#18
Front (Question)

what occurs during steam distillation

Back (Answer)

neutralisation and deodorisation in the same step - removes FFA and volatile compounds

#19
Front (Question)

outline everything that has been removed throughout the refining process

Back (Answer)

FFAs phospholipids proteins coloured components pro-oxidants off flavours

#20
Front (Question)

how long should a bottle of refined oil last?

Back (Answer)

a year