Glossary of Bulk Oil Terms

Olive Pomace Oil

Posted by Hannah Broaddus

Dec 5, 2012 10:00:00 PM

Oil that is extracted from the pomace of the olive. A solvent (typically hexane) is added to the pomace to extract any remaining oil.  The solvent is removed, and the remaining Pomace Oil is refined.  This is a similar process used to manufacture seed oils like Soybean and Canola.

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