Process for deacidifying natural fats and oils

A single stage process for deacidifying glycerides involving:

• (a) providing a glyceride having an acid value of from about 5 to 20;
• (b) providing a lower alcohol;
• (c) providing an enzyme catalyst immobilized on a support material; and

  passing a mixture of (a) and (b), over (c), thereby deacidifying the glycerides.