Food & Beverages

Edible Oils

It is probably no surprise that some margarines contain edible oil. But what about pastry, icing or chocolate? In fact, edible oil products are found in a remarkable range of everyday food and beverage products.

We extract corn oil from maize, and process and merchandize the full range of oilseeds – including sunflower seeds, rapeseed and canola – but palm and soy are our principal sources of edible oils.

Processed soybeans, both liquid and partially hydrogenated, are a vital ingredient in a variety of cooking oils, salad dressings and processed foods. Palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, used in a multitude of edible products.

Worldwide vegetable oil production 2019/20 exceeded 200 million metric tons

Committed to Sustainability

In addition to our strong merchandizing capabilities, growing product portfolio and reputation for reliability and integrity, our leading position in grains and oilseeds is also connected with our commitment to responsible sourcing, traceable supply chains and sustainable business practices globally. Increasing traceability in our palm and soy operations is also central to our sustainability efforts, to encourage responsible land use and non-conversion of native vegetation for soy and palm cultivation.

Canola Oil

We process canola oil from a variety of rapeseed that is low in erucic acid, which is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid. For a seed to be labeled ‘canola’ it must consist of less than 2% of erucic acid. In food production, canola oil is primarily used as a cooking oil.

Corn Oil

We extract corn oil from maize germs. Used mainly as a cooking oil for its high smoke point of 232°C, which makes it an ideal frying agent. It is also a vital ingredient in some margarines.

Crude Coconut Oil

Crude coconut oil is crushed from copa, the dried meat of finely matured coconut. Usually used in the food, soap and oleochemical industries, crude coconut oil can be further processed into refined, bleached, and deodorized (RBD) coconut oil, or further still into hydrogenated coconut oil.

Crude Palm Kernel Oil

Palm kernel oil is obtained from the kernel of the oil palm fruit. The oil quality is excellent, with free fatty acids in crude oil generally below 2%. Naturally light yellow in colour, it is refined to produce a very light-colored oil for both edible and other purposes.

Crude Palm Oil

An edible vegetable oil that is extracted from the reddish pulp of the oil palms fruit, crude palm oil is mainly used as a cooking oil but is frequently blended with coconut oil to make highly saturated vegetable fat, which is also used for cooking purposes.

Hydrogenated Coconut Oil (HCNO)

Produced through the hydrogenation of refined, bleached, and deodorized (RBD) coconut oil, HCNO is a solid white fat that becomes a clear liquid when heated, used as a key raw material in the food and beverage industries.

Margarine

Margarine is commonly used as a cooking oil substitute, for baking sautéing and frying purpose, and also as a spread to replace butter. We make margarine through the fractionation of tropical palm oil, to obtain a stable water-in-fat-emulsion product.

Palm Shortening

Shortening is a form of fat that is used to make crumbly pastry and other food products, offering a smooth consistency that facilitates mixing, and may also be used for frying. We make premium quality shortening from fully refined palm oil and its fractions, formulated with a specific range of solid fat and melting profiles to suit different climatic conditions and applications.

Rapeseed Oil

Rapeseed is the world’s third-largest source of vegetable oil. It can be consumed unheated, served as a dressing or a dip, but is most commonly used in frying, baking and roasting food.

Refined, Bleached & Deodorized (RBD) Coconut Oil

RBD coconut oil is a light yellow liquid that changes into a semi-solid at room temperature, usually used in coconut-based cooking oil for commercial food processing and in oleochemical industries.

RBD Palm Kernel Olein

This is a refined, bleached and deodorized vegetable oil that has been fractionated and fully refined. It is used in ice-cream, coatings and soft fillings, as well as a variety of non-edible products, such as washing powder.

RBD Palm Kernel Stearin

A fully refined vegetable oil, refined, bleached and deodorized palm kernel stearin is the solid component obtained through the fractionation of RBD palm kernel, used in the production of confectionery fats.

RBD Palm Olein

A light yellow edible oil, refined, bleached and deodorized palm olein is obtained through the fractionation of palm oil after crystallization at controlled temperatures. LDC offers palm olein in the form of various bottled products.

RBD Palm Stearin

Refined, bleached and deodorized palm stearin is the solid component obtained through the fractionation of palm oil after crystallization at controlled temperatures. It is used as a source of palm mid fractions (PMF), which are used in the formulation of various food ingredients such as chocolate and icing, or else blended with other vegetable oils to obtain products such as shortenings and margarine.

Sunflower Oil

Sunflower oil is an edible oil pressed from sunflower seeds. It is commonly used in food production as a non-volatile frying oil, with a high smoke point of 227°C.

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