Frying Oil Quality (Olive Oil) - Restaurants
Hi All, Is there any easy method or devices to check the quality of frying oil in restaurants other than laboratory analysis? We are using olive oil to fry fre…
- Food R&D Emeritus reply
For accuracy you need laboratory analysis but for qualitative means, the aroma of oil vapors, its color ,the foaming and ,the less efficiently in your operation are tell tale effe…
- Prakash reply
use Testo meter to check Total Polar Materials (TPM) very easy and convenient!
- Food & Material Scientist reply
surprised to note that olive oil is used on an industry scale for deep frying.
- Food R&D Emeritus reply
Indeed..maybe the Op is located in the Mediterranean area where olive oil is plentiful. Usually low grade or olive pomace oil is used for such.That kind of oil is hexane extracted…
- Food & Material Scientist reply
ok ok, so its not pure virgin olive oil...Got it, Thanks @Roy
- Aramide reply
Use testo meter to check total polar matter
- Zeynep Kahraman reply
Hello there, I think the use of palm olein style oils for frying is better than olive oil. In terms of cost, it may be more suitable than olive oil.
- Food R&D Emeritus reply
@Zeynep Kahraman ...if the olive oil user resides in the Mediterranean region where pomace olive oil is cheaper than imported palm olein ,then its practical to use pomace olive oi…