THE PROCESS...

Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is still a relatively new product to the UK. Other European countries have already recognised the benefits of the process and Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is widely used by both commercial concerns and private consumers in Europe.

Until recently Rapeseed Oil in the UK has been produced by the Hot Pressing process, which involved a second, chemical extraction of the remainder of the oil from the meal. Cold Pressing the Oil is a much slower process, where the seed is carefully squeezed to extract the Oil at a low temperature. This secures the high level of Omega 3 in the Rapeseed Oil, which is lost in the Hot Pressing process. At BTC we use no chemical extraction, so the bi-product also retains beneficially higher levels of oil.

After the Rapeseed has been cold pressed, the BTC Rapeseed Oil is passed through three separate filters; firstly to remove the large sediment, then through a bag and cartridge filter to refine it further and, finally, the filtered oil is stored in bulk tanks ready for sale.