| Refined Oil |
Refers to an oil processed with as many of the following methods
necessary make it a bland salad grade oil. |
| Unrefined Oil |
Oil that has been filtered, but not refined, bleached or deodorized.
Full robust flavor and odor. |
| Refined (R) |
Alkali treatment to remove impurities from crude oil such as gums,
non-fatty materials, and acidic pigments. |
| Bleached (B) |
Filtered with acidified clays, removes color pigments and some
flavor bodies. |
| Organic Bleach (OGB) |
Processed with non-acidified clays for organic oils, removes color
pigments and some flavor bodies. |
| Deodorized (D) |
Steam processed in vacuum chamber, removes free fatty acids along
with flavors & odors, creates a bland oil. |
| Winterized (W) |
Cold filtered, fractional crystallization process removes waxes
& stearines which causes cloudiness in oils. |
| Expeller Pressed |
100% natural mechanical extraction without the use of chemicals,
such as hexane. |
| Cold Pressed (CP) |
Mechanical extraction, stone pressed or with centrifuge at temperatures
under 120 degrees. |
| Integrated (I) |
Mix between expeller and chemically extracted oil. |
| High Oleic |
Superior quality seed variety, excellent for high temperature uses.
|
| OU |
Kosher certified by Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. |
| QAI / OTCO |
Organic certification by 3rd party – Quality Assurance International
(QAI) |
| SpectraVac |
SpectraVac is Spectrum’s proprietary oil processing system,
which eliminates the effects of heat, light and oxygen. |
| LOCET |
Spectrum’s own Low Oil Content Extraction Technology. |
