Enzymatic Degumming of Rice Bran Oil Using Different Commercial Phospholipases and Their Cocktails.

Rice bran oil is a highly nutritious vegetable oil, as it is rich in tocols and γ-oryzanol. Degumming is the first step in the vegetable oil refining process, and its main objective is the removal of phospholipids or gums. In the present study, enzymatic degumming trials were performed on crude rice bran oil using the phospholipases PLA1, Purifine PLC, their mixture (PLA1/PLC), and a cocktail known as Purifine 3G.