Unsaturated Vegetable Oils
Soybean Oil is not just for tofu anymore. Once the staple of meat substitutes, and though still widely used edibly, soybean oil is often used in the manufacture of resins, paints, caulking compounds and lacquers. It is also gaining popularity in the manufacture of printing inks.
Although Corn Oil’s main use is for edible purposes such as cooking or frying, or in the manufacture of margarine, it does have inedible uses which include, but are not limited to, adhesives, agricultural pesticides and pharmaceutical products.
High Oleic Sunflower Oil and High Oleic Safflower Oil are high stability, high monounsaturated oils used in applications where excellent stability without hydrogenation or the use of antioxidants is desired. These products are generally considered healthier alternatives to saturated or hydrogenated oils. They are used in numerous applications such as infant food formulations, frying, baking, and in the manufacture of nutritional foods.
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil is designed to be used as a light or medium frying oil for snack and process food items, and as a carrier for oil soluble food ingredients.
Canola, Safflower and Sunflower Oils are used in the formulation of alkyd resins, in addition to their edible uses.
Peanut Oil, also known as Groundnut Oil, is one of the five most important edible oils in the world. In the United States, it is also used in the manufacture of specialty inks for ribbons and carbon paper.
Alkali Refined Fish Oil (Menhaden Oil) is used in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, fatty acids and printing inks.
High Euricic Rapeseed Oil, also known as HEAR oil, is used in the manufacture of lubricant additives.
Avocado Oil, extracted from the avocado fruit itself, is used in facial soaps.
Alkali Refined Walnut Oil has limited use in specialty resins.