Raw materials

Oil bearing materials used as raw materials in fats and oils manufacturing

may be of either plant (seed or fruit) or animal (land or marine animal) origin.

Plants used to produce edible
products:

Soybean, cottonseed, sunflower seed, safflower
seed, corn germ, peanut, olive, rice bran,
rapeseed,canola, coconut, palm fruit, and

Plant sources for ind. oils:Flax (linseed), castor
bean, tung nut, and jojoba seed.

Animal sources and animal fat
products:

Cattle, sheep, pigs, fish

Butter, lard, tallow, whale oil and fish oil.

In TURKEY

Main raw materials used for oil
manufacturing process are:

cottonseed

sunflower seed

rapeseed (canola)

olive