oil extraction seed pumpkin seeds in durban

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How to extract oil from pumpkin seeds?
  • A quantification and characterization study of oil from pumpkin seeds was carried out on three pumpkin varieties, namely, Japanese type of the Curcubita maxima species, Green Kabocha and butternut squash of the Cucurbita moschanta species. Oil extraction was done using the Soxhlet method with petroleum ether as the solvent.
  • Can pumpkin seed oil be used as a nutraceutical?
  • Industrially, pumpkin seeds are normally used for the extraction of edible and drying oils which comprise about a half of the seed’s weight (Jacks et al. 1972 ). However, pumpkin seed oil has recently gained much attention not only as edible oil, but also as a potential nutraceutical.
  • How is PSO extracted from pumpkin seeds?
  • PSO is generally extracted by expelling the oil from the seeds mechanically. Both hulled and hull-less pumpkin seeds could be used for oil production. The oil from the hull-less seeds is much easier to extract and more commonly processed.
  • Are pumpkin seeds a viable source of vegetable oil in Uganda?
  • With a comparison of extraction rates from other oil sources in Uganda such as cotton (15%-20%), soybeans (19%-21%), the obtained results in this study suggested that pumpkin seeds are a viable source of vegetable oils that can be utilized for commercial vegetable oil extraction in Uganda.