1000 kg of soya beans of composition 18 oil 35 protein 105


1,000 kg of soya beans, of composition 18% oil, 35% protein, 10.5% moisture and 36.5% other contents of carbohydrate ,fiber and ash are:

(a) crushed and pressed, which reduces oil content in beans to 6%;

(b) then extracted with hexane to produce a meal containing 0.5% oil;

(c) finally dried to 8% moisture.

Assuming that there is no loss of protein and water with the oil, set out a mass balance for the soyabean constituents.

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Chemistry: 1000 kg of soya beans of composition 18 oil 35 protein 105
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