Rice bran oil is a by-product of rice processing, which is made by pressing or leaching. It can be used to make industrial raw materials such as feed, soap, hardened oil, glycerin, stearic acid, oleic acid, paint resin, etc. It can also be used as edible oil.
Edible rice bran oil is a kind of edible oil with high nutritional value. The oil content of rice bran is 15% ~ 22%. The rice bran oil made from it contains about 38% linoleic acid, 42% oleic acid, and the ratio of linoleic acid to oleic acid is about 1: 1, which is considered as a kind of oil with high nutritional value by modern nutrition.
Second, is rice bran oil good?
The fatty acid composition of rice bran oil is relatively balanced, and it is rich in dozens of natural bioactive components such as ve, complex lipid, phospholipid, triene tocopherol, squalene, phytosterol (5%) and oryzanol (0.5%). The content of unsaturated fatty acids is as high as 80%, which is a healthy edible oil with high nutritional value.
In addition, the natural vitamin E and oryzanol contained in rice bran oil have antioxidant effect, which makes rice bran oil have better oxidative stability and easy storage. Generally speaking, rice bran oil is a good edible oil.
3. What are the functions and functions of rice bran oil?
As a healthy and nutritious oil, rice bran oil has high nutritional value and excellent health care effect, and is deeply loved by people with hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Specific functions include:
1, the absorption rate of rice bran oil can reach more than 90% after eating. Its fatty acid components, vitamin E, sterols, oryzanol and other components have the functions of clearing blood cholesterol, reducing blood lipid and promoting human growth and development.
2. Oryzanol, which is unique in rice bran oil, is a compound composed of more than a dozen sterol ferulates. It can organize cholesterol self-synthesis, reduce serum cholesterol concentration, promote blood circulation, regulate endocrine and autonomic nerve, and promote the growth and development of human and animals.
3. Rice bran oil is a low-calorie edible oil, which contains no cholesterol and a lot of unsaturated fatty acids. After eating, it can decompose excess fat in the human body and help to lose weight. In addition, rice bran oil also has the function of relaxing bowels, promoting the body to discharge metabolic waste, and also has a certain role in losing weight.