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Soybean Oil
Soybean Oil
Soybean oil which known as Glycine max is a vegetable oil that extracted from the
seed of the soybean. It’s one of the most common oil that been used in cooking and widely
been used on United States. Almost all margarines and shortening contains soybean oil and
also frequently used in mayonnaise, salad dressing, frozen food, imitation dairy and meats
product.
Soybean oil has a little flavour, which is an advantage because it won’t interfere with
the taste of the food. It’s also have natural taste and nearly imperceptible odour support
and enhance the natural flavours of prepared food.
Besides, soybean oil works well with other ingredients including other fats and oils,
making it very suitable for use in salad dressings, sauces and baked goods. Soybean oil also
available with AOM (active oxygen method) stability levels ranging from 15 to over 300
hours, and it is a proven performer in the wide range of applications required by snack food
manufacturers, bakeries, foodservice providers and more.
Liquid soybean oil is used in 100 percent formulations for cooking oil and to create
mayonnaise, salad dressings and sauces. It can turn two ounces of olive oil into a whole pint
of flavoured oil for dressings. The distinctive olive oil aroma will be evident, even though the
bulk of the dressing's oil component comes from inexpensive soybean oil.
Compared to other vegetable oils, soybean oil has good emulsifying ability, making it the
first choice of the general food industry.
Relationship between Soybean Oil towards the health.
Soybean oil has many benefits especially on health. Let’s take a close on their benefits:
It can control the cholesterol levels.
Soybean oil can seriously decrease the chances of getting atherosclerosis and other
heart conditions such as heart attacks and strokes. The good balance of fatty acid that
have in soybean oil means that our body can get necessity fatty acid in diet including
those which regulate cholesterol levels. Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce dangerous
cholesterol levels and counteract the negative impact.
In addition, the other fatty acids like stearic acid, palmitic acid, and oleic acid are also
found in balanced quantities. The fatty acid composition of soybean oil, as well as the
powerful plant sterols, such as β-sit sterol, can actually cause a reduction in cholesterol
storage in the gut by 10-15% – not what you normally expect to hear from a ‘fatty’ acid.
Alzheimer is one of the terrible disease that affects millions of people around the world.
This disease will result in the cognitive deterioration of a person’s brain as neural
connections fail and die, thereby making everything from remembering the past to
performing simple tasks a challenge.
So, soybean oil which contain impressively high level of vitamin K, has been consistently
connected with improving the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and even reversing the effect in
some cases. The vitamin K will acts as an antioxidant against free radicals, keeping them
from damaging the neural cell in our body.
Can Boost Bone Health
Vitamin K also have another important function which is osteotrophic potential that can
stimulate the promote healing of bones. While this is often associated with calcium,
vitamin K (which have plenty in soybean) can also stimulate bine development in a very
positive way. If we want to prevent condition like osteoporosis, we can consume
Soybean oil which is often a natural result of the aging process.
Improves Vision
Omega-3 fatty acids, which make up to 70% of the total fatty acid content in soybean oil
can helps to protect the cell membranes. This includes the very fragile and dangerous
area of the skin and eyes, which are common entrance points for bacteria and other
foreign materials. The omega-3s also promote better vision by acting as antioxidants and
neutralizing free radicals that can cause macular degeneration and cataracts.
Skin Care
The high content of Vitamin E in soybean oil can acts as a powerful antioxidant while
similarly protecting the skin from damage caused by free radicals. Vitamin E also can
directly associated with improving the appearances of blemishes, reducing acne
scarring, protecting the skin against the sunburn, and stimulating the regrowth of new
skin cells to promote healing. It’s also associated with general antioxidant activity in the
rest of the body, which boosts the immune system and helps eliminate free radicals that
cause certain conditions like cancer, premature aging, cognitive disorders and heart
diseases.
There are two methods of soybean oil production, one is mechanical way, which is a
traditional method that use screw press machine to squeeze oil out from seeds and
kernels; the other way is chemical method that extract oil with solvents. Both two oil
production methods have advantages and disadvantages. The previous one is natural
and healthy but the oil yield is much lower, however, oil yield of the solvent extraction
method is much higher.
To produce soybean oil, the soybeans are cracked, adjusted for moisture content,
heated to between 60 and 88 ºC (140–190 °F), rolled into flakes, and solvent-extracted
with hexanes. The oil is then refined, blended for different applications, and sometimes
hydrogenated.
Soybean Oil Production Process