Grape seed oil (also called grapeseed oil or grape oil) is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of grapes. A by-product of the winemaking industry, it is typically used for edible applications. Grape seed oil has a moderately high smoke point of approximately 216 °C (421 °F).
Can you make oil from grape seeds?
Enter: grapeseed oil. It has always been known that grape seeds yield oil, but until modern improvements in manufacturing, it has been hard to produce grapeseed oil at scale. Just imagine how small grape seeds are; crushing them for oil is quite the task.
Are there any seed companies in Botswana?
There is a complete lack of breeding, seed production and processing among the ten companies. Klein Karoo Africa, Capstone Seeds, Seed Co and Starke Ayres are all headquartered in neighboring South Africa, which suggests that Botswana is solely a distribution channel for those companies. Other index companies are also active in the country.
Does grapeseed oil contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons?
Grapeseed oil has occasionally been found to contain dangerous levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons because of direct contact with combustion gases during the drying process. Winemaking accounts for 90% of grape cultivation, with the seeds of the plant serving as a by-product that can be pressed for oil.