Upon customer request, CO2 extracts can be supplied in the form of oil solutions of any concentration (1-99%). The need to reduce the concentration compared to the original CO2 extract can arise in a number of practical cases, some of which are described below.
- For ease of dosing – CO2 extracts are applied in small doses which can become too small and inconvenient to dose when the final product is made in small batches. In this case, it is more convenient to use a solution with a lower degree of concentration, which is easier to dose – in principle, the customer can cope with the creation of such a solution himself, but if he asks us, we will be happy to meet halfway.
- To meet the cost parameters dictated by economic conditions.
- To replace traditional oil extracts obtained by pouring them over vegetable raw materials for a longer period of time. Usually solutions of CO2 extracts with a concentration of 1-5% are used for replacement purposes so that the customer can use the product directly without having to recalculate the application rates in the recipe. For this reason (often used as a substitute for oil extracts), solutions of low concentration CO2 extracts are often referred to as oil extracts in everyday life – although this is wrong, customers know this term and the name sticks.
However, it is important to understand that no matter how low a concentration CO2 extract is, it is by no means an analogue of a traditional oil extract, as it is made using a much more complex and effective technology, and even in low concentrations it will be much richer in composition than any classic oil extract of comparable value.
The vegetable oil for the solution can be any according to the customer’s choice. The most common options are soybeans, corn, olives, sunflower.
