Rapeseed Oil is of vegetable origin and is obtained from crushed rapeseed by pressing or extraction. It is a light yellow to brownish yellow oil. Rapeseed Oil is one of the most important vegetable oils.
Terms of delivery
We deliver Rapeseed Oil in trucks, railway wagons and bulk vessels.
Quality
Quality parameters: Type R
Color number, mg iodine, not more than 85
Acid number, mg КОН/gr, not more than 4.0
Peroxide, mmole/kg, not more than 10.0
Mass fraction of moisture and volatile, %, not more than 0.25
Mass fraction of phosphorus-containing substances in terms of stearooleoletsitin 2.0
Usage
For centuries, humans and animals could not consume Rapeseed Oil, as it had high erucic acid content. However, rapeseed varieties are now available for cultivation which have a lower erucic acid content.
Today Rapeseed Oil is used as edible oil, machine oil and in the production of margarine and soap. It is also used in the manufacture of biodiesel for powering motor vehicles. Biodiesel may be used in pure form in newer engines without engine damage, and is frequently combined with fossil-fuel diesel in ratios varying from 2% to 20% biodiesel. Formerly, owing to the costs of growing, crushing, and refining rapeseed biodiesel, rapeseed derived biodiesel cost more to produce than standard diesel fuel. Rapeseed Oil is the preferred oil stock for biodiesel production in most of Europe, accounting for about 80% of the feedstock, partly because rapeseed produces more oil per unit of land area compared to other oil sources, such as soy beans.