311225 Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing shortening and margarine from purchased fats and oils; (2) refining and/or blending vegetable, oilseed, and tree nut oils from purchased oils; and (3) blending purchased animal fats with purchased vegetable fats.

Cross-References

  • Refining and/or blending corn oil made by wet corn milling--are classified in U.S. Industry 311221, Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing;
  • Refining and/or blending oilseed and tree nut oils in crushing mills--are classified in U.S. Industry 311224, Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing; and
  • Rendering or refining animal fats and oils--are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing.

Index Entries

Butter substitutes made from purchased oils
Canola (rapeseed) oil, cake and meal, made from purchased oils
Coconut oil made from purchased oils
Cooking and baking oil sprays made from purchased oils
Corn oil made from purchased oils
Cottonseed oil made from purchased oils
Flaxseed oil made from purchased oils
Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils
Hydrogenating purchased oil
Lecithin made from purchased oils
Linseed oil made from purchased oils
Margarine-butter blend made from purchased fats and oils
Margarines (including imitation) made from purchased fats and oils
Nondairy butter made from purchased oils
Oil, olive, made from purchased oils
Oil, vegetable stearin, made from purchased oils
Olive oil made from purchased oils
Palm-kernel oil made from purchased oils
Peanut oil made from purchased oils
Rapeseed (i.e., canola) oil made from purchased oils
Safflower oil made from purchased oils
Shortening made from purchased fats and oils
Soybean cooking oil made from purchased oils
Table oil made from purchased oils
Tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut) made from purchased oils
Vegetable oils made from purchased oils