• How much oil does a pumpkin produce?
  • Approximately 2.5 kg of seed, the equivalent or 30¨C40 pumpkins, produce 1 liter of pumpkin seed oil. On average, a ripe oil pumpkin weighs between 8 and 10 kilograms. The Styrian oil pumpkin is of relatively recent origin. Its crucial mutation, resulting in distinctive dark green seeds, was first recorded between 1870 and 1880.
  • What is a Styrian oil pumpkin?
  • The Styrian oil pumpkin is of relatively recent origin. Its crucial mutation, resulting in distinctive dark green seeds, was first recorded between 1870 and 1880. This accidental natural mutation is the result of an alteration in a single recessive gene.
  • Is Styrian pumpkin seed oil a fraud?
  • Today, adulteration of Styrian pumpkin seed oil is considered professional fraud. Cheaper edible oils such as sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, or soybean oil are common adulterants.
  • Does Styrian pumpkin oil oxidize fatty acids?
  • Although Styrian pumpkin seed oil contains significant amounts of antioxidants, the green pigments in the oil act make it light sensitive and shorten its shelf life. They are efficient sensitizers for light-induced fatty acid oxidation and, along with a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, make it susceptible to rancidity.
  • Does Styrian pumpkin seed oil contain vitamin A?
  • The oil also contains vitamin A, carotenoids such as lutein and ¦Â-carotene, and several vitamin B compounds. Styrian pumpkin seed oil exhibits elevated levels of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus, with selenium being detected.
  • What climatic conditions are suitable for oil Pumpkins?
  • The climatic conditions in the areas of mid-Eastern Europe are suitable and, in particular, the average annual rainfall is often less than 800mm. World production of oil pumpkins is estimated at a total area of 600,000 hectares and a total yield of 200,000 tonnes of pumpkin seeds.