A method for processing natural oil is provided. The method includes providing a natural oil to be processed, adding an inorganic particulate material to said natural oil, and processing the resulting mixture to obtain oil products with an improved yield and/or quality.

A method for processing natural oil is provided. The method includes providing a natural oil to be processed, adding an inorganic particulate material to said natural oil, and processing the resulting mixture to obtain oil products with an improved yield and/or quality.

The disclosure relates to microbial lipid compositions produced by oleaginous microorganisms as alternatives to plant-derived palm oil. The microbial lipid compositions may have one or more characteristics of plant-derived palm oil. These compositions may be fractionable or otherwise capable of separation into different states. Further provided are products produced by or comprising the microbial lipids.

The disclosure relates to microbial lipid compositions produced by oleaginous microorganisms as alternatives to plant-derived palm oil. The microbial lipid compositions may have one or more characteristics of plant-derived palm oil. These compositions may be fractionable or otherwise capable of separation into different states. Further provided are products produced by or comprising the microbial lipids.

The present invention concerns an enzymatic process for the preparation of a triglyceride ingredient comprising triglycerides present in human breast milk.

The present invention concerns an enzymatic process for the preparation of a triglyceride ingredient comprising triglycerides present in human breast milk.

The present invention relates to a method of for extracting oil from an oil-containing phospholipid composition, comprising the steps of: (a) Providing the oil-containing phospholipid composition, said composition comprising phospholipids and oil, the oil being in an amount of between and 80 wt % relative to the total weight of the oil composition; (b) Admixing water with the oil-containing phospholipid composition to obtain an aqueous composition, wherein the weight ratio of composition to water is between 6.0:1.0 and 1.3:1.0; (c) Separating the aqueous composition into an oil-rich fraction and an oil-depleted fraction, the oil-depleted fraction comprising water and phospholipids; and (d) removing the separated oil-rich fraction to obtain an aqueous, oil-depleted fraction comprising phospholipids; (e) optionally drying the aqueous, oil-depleted fraction to obtain a dried oil-depleted fraction comprising phospholipids.

The present invention relates to a method of for extracting oil from an oil-containing phospholipid composition, comprising the steps of: (a) Providing the oil-containing phospholipid composition, said composition comprising phospholipids and oil, the oil being in an amount of between and 80 wt % relative to the total weight of the oil composition; (b) Admixing water with the oil-containing phospholipid composition to obtain an aqueous composition, wherein the weight ratio of composition to water is between 6.0:1.0 and 1.3:1.0; (c) Separating the aqueous composition into an oil-rich fraction and an oil-depleted fraction, the oil-depleted fraction comprising water and phospholipids; and (d) removing the separated oil-rich fraction to obtain an aqueous, oil-depleted fraction comprising phospholipids; (e) optionally drying the aqueous, oil-depleted fraction to obtain a dried oil-depleted fraction comprising phospholipids.

Provided herein are methods of producing oils with reduced saturated fatty acids. The methods include culturing oil-producing microorganisms in a fermentation medium in the presence of one or more antifoaming agents under a controlled carbon consumption rate, wherein the culturing produces oils comprising fatty acids and wherein less than 35% of the fatty acids in the oil are saturated fatty acids.

The invention provides oil blends, processes for the preparation thereof and their uses.