Healthy Oil Products From Thailand, Rice Bran Oil

Author: Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.

Rice bran is a by-product of the rice milling industry from which rice bran oil is extracted. Typically rice bran accounts for 7 –8 % of the rice produced and the recovery of rice bran oil from rice bran is usually 15%. Rice bran oil is used for human consumption. Anti-oxidants of Vitamin E group are naturally occurring in rice bran oil. Appearance of rice bran oil ranges from cloudy to clear depending on the degree of dewaxing and winterization process applied. It also has several industrial uses. After oil extraction, the by-product obtained is de-oiled rice bran.

Global Scenario

• Global production of rice bran oil fluctuates between 10 - 14 lakh tons depending on rice production.
• Rice Bran Oil is extensively used in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Thailand as ‘Premium Edible Oil’.
• Thailand, India, China, Japan and Myanmar are important producers of rice bran oil constituting more than 95 % of global production.