Liquid oils without unwanted contaminants

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for preparing purified vegetable liquid oil, and the process is comprising contacting a vegetable liquid oil, which has not been subjected to a deodorization step, with an adsorbent comprising alumina oxide and wherein the adsorbent has a content of alumina oxide of not more than 9.5% and the obtained deodorized vegetable liquid oils.

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         8 . A deodorized vegetable liquid oil selected from the group consisting of oils from cotton, corn, groundnut, linseed, olive, rape, canola, sesame, safflower, soybean, sunflower, their corresponding high oleic varieties, and mixture of two or more thereof and said oil is being characterized by a content of free chloropropanols, and chloropropanol fatty acid esters in an amount of less than 190 μg/kg. 
     
     
         9 . A food product comprising food ingredients and the deodorized vegetable liquid oil according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
         10 . The food product according to  claim 9  wherein the food product is infant food, food for elderly people, confectionary, frying oil, table oil or salad dressing. 
     
     
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         16 . The deodorized vegetable liquid oil of  claim 8 , wherein the content of free chloropropanols and chloropropanol fatty acid esters is in an amount of less than 100 μg/kg. 
     
     
         17 . The deodorized vegetable liquid oil of  claim 8 , wherein the content of free chloropropanols and chloropropanol fatty acid esters is in an amount of less than 50 μg/kg.