Vegetable oil is understood as a substance that is extracted from fruits, roots, seeds or some other parts of a plant. Fatty plant substances that are extracted from oilseed products are mainly composed of organic substances such as triglycerides. A variety of esters, waxes and free fatty acids are also observed in the composition of the oil.
Vegetable oils are abundant
There are just a huge number of varieties of vegetable oils. Apricot, linseed, sesame, almond, palm, rice, tomato, tung oil can be noted. You can’t list all of them at once, since the quantity is really large.
It should be noted that vegetable oil does not contain cholesterol. And this factor cannot but please those who adhere to a healthy diet. Note that the story sunflower oil production originates in the 19th century.
The traditions of its everyday use have led to the fact that the demand for a product in Russia is very high. And this, in turn, affects the desire of many entrepreneurs to organize their own business in this area.
Keep in mind the high quality of products.
The quality of the products will depend on the quality of the processed seeds, conditions and shelf life of raw materials before processing. Among the main characteristics inherent in sunflower seeds, oil content, humidity and ripening period can be distinguished. For example, the level of oil content will be significantly affected by the grade of sunflower and the amount of sunlight that it received. And this, in turn, affects the amount of the final product.
It should also be noted that such an indicator as the maximum level of seed moisture should not be higher than 6 percent. Otherwise, the shelf life of raw materials is significantly reduced. The price of sunflower oil will directly depend on in which climatic zone and for how long the sunflower ripened.
Note that the latest equipment, such as churn for the production of sunflower oil, allows for high-quality processing and to obtain a product with a level of garbage not exceeding 1 percent. The number of defective seeds should not exceed three percent. Therefore, before you start processing the raw materials, you should perform procedures such as drying, cleaning, peeling. Then the seeds need to be crushed to such a state that they turn into pulp or spearmint.
When does the demand for products increase?
The largest sales of these products in our country are in the fall. The peak of demand is observed already in late August - early September.
What methods can be used?
The technological line for the production of sunflower oil involves obtaining products using peppermint seeds of the original product. In this case, methods such as:
1. Spin.
2. Extraction.
The use of a press for the production of sunflower oil, with the help of which the extraction procedure takes place, is considered an environmentally friendly and highly effective method. This issue should be considered in more detail.
Hot pressing in the production of vegetable oil
Before using the squeeze, the mint needs to be warmed up. The temperature in this case reaches 110 degrees. At the same time, the raw materials are moistened, mixed in specially designed for this frypots.Subsequently, a screw oil press for the production of sunflower oil produces a spin process. The quality of the final product will depend on such indicators as:
1. The pressure that is carried out by the equipment.
2. The density and viscosity of the resulting oil.
3. The duration of the spin.
4. The thickness that a layer of feedstock has.
To your taste, products that were made using a press for the production of sunflower oil resembles roasted sunflower seeds. In addition, the oil that was obtained by hot pressing is characterized by a more intense color, a high proportion of aroma provided by the decay products.
Cold Pressed Oil Production
Now we should consider in more detail the second method of obtaining vegetable oil.
It should be noted that the cold method of product production carries the need for squeezing the peppermint without preheating.
As the main advantage possessed by vegetable oil produced by the cold pressing method, it should be noted that a large number of various useful substances and vitamins are preserved in the final product.
But it is also necessary to say that such products will not have a long shelf life. After some time, the vegetable oil just becomes cloudy and acquires a rancid taste. The oil press for the production of sunflower oil, in addition to the product itself, also creates a cake. It is usually subjected to a procedure such as extraction. However, it can be used in an alternative embodiment. We are talking about animal husbandry, where cake can be used as an additive to feed.
The main procedures that the equipment performs
Due to the fact that progress does not stand still, with each new day, devices are improving more and more.
Therefore, the choice of equipment for the production of sunflower oil can be difficult. It is also worth noting that not so long ago a unique and highly efficient equipment was produced.
We are talking about a technological line, which has a relatively small size and high functionality.
Designers managed to achieve high efficiency, which manifests itself in a fully automatic mode. Such a mini-churn for the production of sunflower oil provides the following steps in the production process:
1. The procedure for drying and cleaning raw materials from a variety of debris.
2. Cleaning, as well as separating the core from the peel. Subsequently, grinding occurs.
3. The process of steaming, as well as frying pulp.
4. The process of pressing raw materials in order to obtain oil.
5. Filtration of the products that were obtained at the previous stage.
6. Packaging of finished products.
7. Storage.
Mandatory set of equipment
When choosing equipment for the production of sunflower oil, it must be borne in mind that it must contain the following basic devices that are required for drying and cleaning raw materials:
1. Consumption bins.
2. Dryers.
3. Silos.
4. Magnetic catchers.
5. Scales.
6. Separators.
After that, the equipment thatpromotes extraction from the peel, as well as the grinding of seeds. These are the following devices:
1. Aspiration winders.
2. Disc mills.
3. Pentavaltsev units.
Speaking about such equipment, which is the main one in the production of vegetable oil, usually means devices used for steaming and frying raw materials. These are screw and tub devices, which have the following necessary units:
1. Settlers.
2. Distillers.
3. Separators.
The composition of a set of equipment for the production of vegetable oil at the final stage includes the following types of devices:
1. Packing line.
2. A line for packing manufactured goods in containers specially prepared for this purpose.
What financial costs should be expected?
If you want to organize your own enterprise in which you will be engaged in the production of vegetable oil, then you will need to familiarize yourself with the following necessary expenses:
1. Acquisition of equipment for production. Its value will reach about one and a half million rubles.
2. Repair work in the room. This will require spending about 200 thousand rubles.
3. Advertising activity and other expenses will require another hundred thousand rubles.
As a result, the initial capital should be about one million 800 thousand rubles.
Also, the following operating expenses await you:
1. Salary - 100 thousand rubles.
2. Rental of premises - 200 thousand rubles.
3. The purchase of raw materials - 500 thousand rubles.
4. Taxes and other expenses - 100 thousand rubles.
However, regardless of the high costs that an entrepreneur expects at the stage of formation, he can be sure that the business will pay off in 18 months.
