lower residual oil rate pumpkin seeds oil line in india

   
lower residual oil rate pumpkin seeds oil line  in india
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • lower residual oil rate pumpkin seeds oil line  in india
  • Where does pumpkin oil come from?
  • It has been produced in Slovenia, Austria, and Hungary and used as cooking oil in many parts in Africa and the Middle East. The oil content is around 50% and it can be obtained from pumpkin seeds with or without husks using solvent extraction, supercritical CO 2 or cold pressed methods.
  • 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.
  • What is the trend of oil seed production in India?
  • Trend of Oil Seeds Production, Area and Yield in India. 50 to 2018-19 (expected) as seen in Figure 1. The area under the oilseeds increases from 10.07 million ha to 38.4 million ha from 522 kg/ha to 10 10 kg/ha .
  • What is the nutritional value of pumpkin seeds?
  • The nutritional value of pumpkin seeds is based on high protein content (25¨C51%) (Bombardelli and Morazzoni 1997) and high percentage of oil that ranging from 40% to 60.8% (Fokou et al. 2009; Achu et al. 2006 ). The variability in the oil content of pumpkin seed is due to its broad genetic diversity.
  • Why is processing of oilseeds important in Indian economy?
  • Processing of oilseeds has an important position in Indian economy since India is a major producer and consumer of oilseeds like rapeseed, peanuts, sunflower seed, soybeans, cottonseed, and their derived products. On the basis of consumer tastes and diversity, consumption of cooking oils vary from region to region.
  • What is the average oil-seed productivity in India?
  • The average productivity of all these major oil-seed crops ranges from 1160 kg/ha to 1420 kg/ha, much below the world average and incompara-ble with the highest productivity recorded in some countries (Table 12.1). India produces 30.3 million t of oilseeds annually from an area of 26.88 million ha, of which 64% is rainfed.