Knowlege about Rice Bran Oil

What is rice bran oil? Have you ever use rice bran oil to make meals?

Rice bran oil is extracted from the germ and inner husk of rice. It has a mild taste and is popular because of its suitability for high-temperature cooking methods such as deep-frying and stir-frying. Uaually rice bran contains 17% oil, but after the oil refining process, the refined rice bran oil weighs only 12%.

Besides for cooking use, rice bran oil is also widely used in pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries due to its unique properties and high medicinal value. Rice bran oil composes of main unsaturated fatty acids, Gamma-Oryzanol, phytosterols, Vitamin E (Tocotrienols & Tocopherols).