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Fat is an important ingredient of human diet which
supplies energy to the human body. The functional role
of fat in the diet is manifold. Fats work as a vehicle to
carry the fat soluble vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants
in the body. Fats, especially fish oil and vegetable oil,
are rich in essential fatty acids (EFA) which are the
precursors for prostaglandins that are synthesised in the
body from EFAs. Prostaglandins play a key role in
regulating many physiological processes in the body
such as controlling blood pressure, vascular damage in
the brain and heart, preventing blood clot in the arteries,
lowering cholesterol, uterine contractions during child
birth etc. Fats also help in raising HDL, the good
cholesterol. Fat in the diet imparts certain textural
qualities, taste and palatability to the food.
However, several studies have directly implicated the
amount and type of fat intake to specific diseases such
as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, high blood pressure
and obesity.
Choice of a healthy cooking oil is a controversial subject.
Desi ghee used to be the conventional cooking medium
of majority of Indian households. Desi ghee being rich
in saturated fat has the tendency to increase the total
cholesterol including bad (LDL& VLDL) and good (HDL)
cholesterol. Consumption of desi ghee coupled with fibre
rich diet which reduces LDL and physical activity which
reduces VLDL brings about a favourable lipid profile.
But with the lack of physical activity in the recent years
coupled with intake of diet devoid of fibre, consumption
of desi ghee started raising total cholesterol levels.
Therefore, the search started for an alternative cooking
oil which reduces the cholesterol levels. Short term
studies conducted in this regard found that
polyunsaturated fats prevented coronary heart diseases
by lowering blood cholesterol and the dietary advice
was to use vegetable oils rich in polyunsaturated fats
such as sunflower and safflower oils. However, later
research showed that prolonged use of oils rich in
polyunsaturated fats had undesirable effect of reducing
the good cholesterol along with bad cholesterol. It was
further proved that since oils rich in polyunsaturated fats
oxidise faster than those with monounsaturated or
saturated fats, excessive intake of these oils could impair
the ability of the antioxidants in the human system to
control free radicals in the human body and thereby
enhance the rise of certain cardiovascular diseases,
cancers, cataracts, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson’s
disease and contributing to ageing problem. All these
findings have led to a change with respect to the earlier
recommendations and a delicate balance between
cholesterol balancing (instead of cholesterol lowering)
RICE BRAN OIL - NATURE’S GIFT TO MANKIND
Usha P. T. and B. R. Premi
properties and oxidative stability has become an
important concern now-a-days.
The American Heart Association now recommends use
of oils having an equal proportion of saturated,
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. The world
Health Organisation (WHO) recommends ratio of
saturated/monounsaturated/ polyunsaturated fatty acids
as 1:1.5:1 and linoleic acid (omega6)/alpha linolenic acid
(omega3) ratio of 5-10 in the diet. Japan’s Ministry of
Health and Welfare suggests fatty acid ratio of saturated/
monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fatty acids as 1:1.5:1
and 4:1 ratio of omega6 to omega3 fatty acids. A further
noteworthy recommendation is that the intake of
polyunsaturated fat should be accompanied by vitamin
E, vitamin C or carotene consumption to help prevent
lipid peroxidation.
The above recommendations reveal that there are
basically three parameters to adjudge any oil as the
healthiest cooking oil, i.e. ratio of saturated/
monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fatty acid, ratio of
essential fatty acids and presence of natural
antioxidants.
Rice Bran Oil has been proved to be the only edible
vegetable oil with the fatty acid profile that is closest to
the recommendations made by organisations like the
WHO and the American Heart Association. The following
table shows the comparative position of saturated,
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in
various edible vegetable oils.
Composition of common edible vegetable oils
Name of oil Fatty Acid %
SFA MUFA PUFA
Mustard/Rape seed 6 67 27
Cottonseed 28 22 50
Sunflower 12 21 67
Safflower 10 15 75
Soybean 16 24 60
Palm 51 39 10
Olive 14 77 9
Canola 6 58 36
Corn 13 20 62
Coconut 92 6 2
Groundnut 20 50 30
Rice Bran 18 45 37
Recommended by
WHO 28.6 42.8 28.6
SFA - Saturated fatty acid
Nutritional Topic
2
MUFA - Monounsaturared fatty acid
PUFA - Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Rice Bran Oil (RBO) is extensively used in Japan, Korea,
China, Taiwan and Thailand as a premium edible oil. It
is the conventional and the most favourite cooking
medium of the Japanese, the longest living human
beings on this earth and is popularly known as a “Heart
Oil” in Japan. In recent years, U.S. Scientists have also
shown a tremendous interest in the cholesterol lowering
properties of rice bran oil and this oil has acquired the
status of “Health Food” with the Americans. Rice bran
oil reportedly has a ratio of saturated, monounsaturated,
polyunsaturated and essential fatty acids (omega3 and
omega 6 fatty acids) that is close to the ideal ratio
recommended by American Heart Association. It also
has significant cholesterol and triglyceride reducing
properties. The studies attribute the cholesterol reducing
property to the presence of an unique anti-oxidant,
Oryzanol, which is not found in any other edible oil.
Oryzanol is also beneficial in a range of other ailments
including gastro-intestinal disorders and nerve
imbalance and Rice Bran Oil’s other components like
tocotrienols and squalene have powerful anti-cancer
and anti-ageing properties.
An additional advantage of RBO is that eatables fry
faster in rice bran oil and absorb less oil while it also
has an excellent keeping quality and oxidative stability.
The Rice bran Oil, owing to its very low level of
production, is not well known for its food value. It is
estimated that actual current annual world rice bran oil
production is less than 8 lakh tonnes or about 1 % of all
vegetable oils used for human consumption.
India produces 120 million tonnes of paddy annually
which contain 5-6 % of rice bran, leading to production
of 6-7 million tonnes of rice bran. Rice bran contain
16% oil, hence there is a potential for production of 1-
1.2 million tonnes of rice bran oil in the country but the
actual production of rice bran oil is only 0.5-0.6 million
tonnes.
India is the second largest producer of crude rice bran
oil in the world. According to estimates of the Solvent
Extractors Association of India(SEA), production of
refined rice bran oil in the country has jumped from
41000 tonnes in 1994 to 34 lakh tonnes as on
01.01.2002. The modern rice mills and huller-cum-
shellers help in recovering good quality rice bran for oil
extraction. There are 35088 modern rice mills and 8385
hullers-cum-shellers and shellers in the country. The
industry believes that rice bran oil production could
multiply in the coming years if more awareness could
be generated about its nutritional properties.
About 75 per cent of crude rice bran oil is used for edible
purposes for manufacture of vanaspati and rest goes to
industrial sector for manufacture of soap. The latest
trend in edible oil industry is blended oils. The “Sundrop
Heart” available in market is a blend of sunflower and
rice bran oils(refined rice bran oil-80% & sunflower oil-
20%). Saffola has also started marketing sunflower and
safflower refined oils blended with rice bran oil. Only
recently some of the Indian markets too have started
witnessing some brands of pure refined rice bran oil.
The technology for refining of rice bran has been
standardised recently by Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research(CSIR) and has already been tested.
In India, about eight units are existing at present and
another 4 such units are under construction. Among
them, M/s A.P. Solvex, has launched its pure refined
rice bran oil brand “Ricela” in northern India, especially
in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir.
The time is not very far when the leading brands of
refined rice bran oil will be available in all the markets
of India and consumers in India too could enjoy the
benefits of this unique gift from the mother nature.
Moreover, as India imports considerable quantity of
edible oil, use of domestic rice bran oil will help in import
substitution, thus saving valuable foreign exchange.
However, proper promotion of rice bran oil as a health
oil, remains the most important factor in increasing its
acceptability as a cooking oil among the masses. The
Solvent Extractors’ Association of India(SEA) has,
therefore, taken initiatives to organise National Seminars
on rice bran oil to create awareness about its nutritional
and health benefits.

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  • 1. 1 Fat is an important ingredient of human diet which supplies energy to the human body. The functional role of fat in the diet is manifold. Fats work as a vehicle to carry the fat soluble vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants in the body. Fats, especially fish oil and vegetable oil, are rich in essential fatty acids (EFA) which are the precursors for prostaglandins that are synthesised in the body from EFAs. Prostaglandins play a key role in regulating many physiological processes in the body such as controlling blood pressure, vascular damage in the brain and heart, preventing blood clot in the arteries, lowering cholesterol, uterine contractions during child birth etc. Fats also help in raising HDL, the good cholesterol. Fat in the diet imparts certain textural qualities, taste and palatability to the food. However, several studies have directly implicated the amount and type of fat intake to specific diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, high blood pressure and obesity. Choice of a healthy cooking oil is a controversial subject. Desi ghee used to be the conventional cooking medium of majority of Indian households. Desi ghee being rich in saturated fat has the tendency to increase the total cholesterol including bad (LDL& VLDL) and good (HDL) cholesterol. Consumption of desi ghee coupled with fibre rich diet which reduces LDL and physical activity which reduces VLDL brings about a favourable lipid profile. But with the lack of physical activity in the recent years coupled with intake of diet devoid of fibre, consumption of desi ghee started raising total cholesterol levels. Therefore, the search started for an alternative cooking oil which reduces the cholesterol levels. Short term studies conducted in this regard found that polyunsaturated fats prevented coronary heart diseases by lowering blood cholesterol and the dietary advice was to use vegetable oils rich in polyunsaturated fats such as sunflower and safflower oils. However, later research showed that prolonged use of oils rich in polyunsaturated fats had undesirable effect of reducing the good cholesterol along with bad cholesterol. It was further proved that since oils rich in polyunsaturated fats oxidise faster than those with monounsaturated or saturated fats, excessive intake of these oils could impair the ability of the antioxidants in the human system to control free radicals in the human body and thereby enhance the rise of certain cardiovascular diseases, cancers, cataracts, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson’s disease and contributing to ageing problem. All these findings have led to a change with respect to the earlier recommendations and a delicate balance between cholesterol balancing (instead of cholesterol lowering) RICE BRAN OIL - NATURE’S GIFT TO MANKIND Usha P. T. and B. R. Premi properties and oxidative stability has become an important concern now-a-days. The American Heart Association now recommends use of oils having an equal proportion of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. The world Health Organisation (WHO) recommends ratio of saturated/monounsaturated/ polyunsaturated fatty acids as 1:1.5:1 and linoleic acid (omega6)/alpha linolenic acid (omega3) ratio of 5-10 in the diet. Japan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare suggests fatty acid ratio of saturated/ monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fatty acids as 1:1.5:1 and 4:1 ratio of omega6 to omega3 fatty acids. A further noteworthy recommendation is that the intake of polyunsaturated fat should be accompanied by vitamin E, vitamin C or carotene consumption to help prevent lipid peroxidation. The above recommendations reveal that there are basically three parameters to adjudge any oil as the healthiest cooking oil, i.e. ratio of saturated/ monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fatty acid, ratio of essential fatty acids and presence of natural antioxidants. Rice Bran Oil has been proved to be the only edible vegetable oil with the fatty acid profile that is closest to the recommendations made by organisations like the WHO and the American Heart Association. The following table shows the comparative position of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in various edible vegetable oils. Composition of common edible vegetable oils Name of oil Fatty Acid % SFA MUFA PUFA Mustard/Rape seed 6 67 27 Cottonseed 28 22 50 Sunflower 12 21 67 Safflower 10 15 75 Soybean 16 24 60 Palm 51 39 10 Olive 14 77 9 Canola 6 58 36 Corn 13 20 62 Coconut 92 6 2 Groundnut 20 50 30 Rice Bran 18 45 37 Recommended by WHO 28.6 42.8 28.6 SFA - Saturated fatty acid Nutritional Topic
  • 2. 2 MUFA - Monounsaturared fatty acid PUFA - Polyunsaturated fatty acid Rice Bran Oil (RBO) is extensively used in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Thailand as a premium edible oil. It is the conventional and the most favourite cooking medium of the Japanese, the longest living human beings on this earth and is popularly known as a “Heart Oil” in Japan. In recent years, U.S. Scientists have also shown a tremendous interest in the cholesterol lowering properties of rice bran oil and this oil has acquired the status of “Health Food” with the Americans. Rice bran oil reportedly has a ratio of saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and essential fatty acids (omega3 and omega 6 fatty acids) that is close to the ideal ratio recommended by American Heart Association. It also has significant cholesterol and triglyceride reducing properties. The studies attribute the cholesterol reducing property to the presence of an unique anti-oxidant, Oryzanol, which is not found in any other edible oil. Oryzanol is also beneficial in a range of other ailments including gastro-intestinal disorders and nerve imbalance and Rice Bran Oil’s other components like tocotrienols and squalene have powerful anti-cancer and anti-ageing properties. An additional advantage of RBO is that eatables fry faster in rice bran oil and absorb less oil while it also has an excellent keeping quality and oxidative stability. The Rice bran Oil, owing to its very low level of production, is not well known for its food value. It is estimated that actual current annual world rice bran oil production is less than 8 lakh tonnes or about 1 % of all vegetable oils used for human consumption. India produces 120 million tonnes of paddy annually which contain 5-6 % of rice bran, leading to production of 6-7 million tonnes of rice bran. Rice bran contain 16% oil, hence there is a potential for production of 1- 1.2 million tonnes of rice bran oil in the country but the actual production of rice bran oil is only 0.5-0.6 million tonnes. India is the second largest producer of crude rice bran oil in the world. According to estimates of the Solvent Extractors Association of India(SEA), production of refined rice bran oil in the country has jumped from 41000 tonnes in 1994 to 34 lakh tonnes as on 01.01.2002. The modern rice mills and huller-cum- shellers help in recovering good quality rice bran for oil extraction. There are 35088 modern rice mills and 8385 hullers-cum-shellers and shellers in the country. The industry believes that rice bran oil production could multiply in the coming years if more awareness could be generated about its nutritional properties. About 75 per cent of crude rice bran oil is used for edible purposes for manufacture of vanaspati and rest goes to industrial sector for manufacture of soap. The latest trend in edible oil industry is blended oils. The “Sundrop Heart” available in market is a blend of sunflower and rice bran oils(refined rice bran oil-80% & sunflower oil- 20%). Saffola has also started marketing sunflower and safflower refined oils blended with rice bran oil. Only recently some of the Indian markets too have started witnessing some brands of pure refined rice bran oil. The technology for refining of rice bran has been standardised recently by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) and has already been tested. In India, about eight units are existing at present and another 4 such units are under construction. Among them, M/s A.P. Solvex, has launched its pure refined rice bran oil brand “Ricela” in northern India, especially in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. The time is not very far when the leading brands of refined rice bran oil will be available in all the markets of India and consumers in India too could enjoy the benefits of this unique gift from the mother nature. Moreover, as India imports considerable quantity of edible oil, use of domestic rice bran oil will help in import substitution, thus saving valuable foreign exchange. However, proper promotion of rice bran oil as a health oil, remains the most important factor in increasing its acceptability as a cooking oil among the masses. The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India(SEA) has, therefore, taken initiatives to organise National Seminars on rice bran oil to create awareness about its nutritional and health benefits.