pumpkin seeds plant seeds 304 cold oil pressing

   
pumpkin seeds plant seeds 304 cold oil pressing
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • pumpkin seeds plant seeds 304 cold oil pressing
  • What is cold pressed pumpkin seed oil?
  • According to the Codex Alimentarius, cold pressed pumpkin seed oil is directly obtained from raw and dried seeds using a continuous screw press ( Codex Alimentarius, 1999 ). The outlet temperature of the oil should be kept below 50°C for the oil to be labeled as cold pressed pumpkin seed oil ( Vujasinovic et al., 2010 ).
  • How much squalene is in cold pressed pumpkin seed oil?
  • Cold pressed pumpkin seed oil (3529.9 mg/kg) is considered to be a rich source of plant-based squalene along with virgin olive oil (5990 mg/kg), cold pressed peanut (1276 mg/kg), rapeseed (437.4 mg/kg), and maize oils (338.7 mg/kg) ( Tuberoso et al., 2007 ).
  • Does cold pressed pumpkin seed oil contain -carotene?
  • Tuberoso et al. (2007) reported that cold pressed pumpkin seed oil contained higher levels of ¦Â-carotene than cold pressed oils of flaxseed, grapeseed, maize, peanut, rapeseed, soybean, and sunflower, but lower levels than virgin olive oil.
  • How is cold pressed seed meal obtained?
  • The cold-pressed seed meal was obtained after oil extraction using an automatic oil extractor equipment (model YJ-110, Eurolume Iluminação e Decoração Eireli, Bauru, Brazil). The oil extraction temperature process was 49 ± 4 °C. After, the sample was stored at -18 °C for further analysis.