• How to extract balance oil from mustard seeds?
  • Apart from above two processes another process is there in which the mustard seeds are fully pressed and cake obtained from full press will be used to extract the balance oil 6% to 7% by using solvent extraction Process.
  • Why can’t the solvent extraction plant be processed with flakes?
  • The Solvent Extraction plant can¡¯t be processed with flakes due to its high oil content. The Oil content are to handled with expander with squeezo matic arrangement. Where 20 % of the oil will be drained and collets containing 25% ¨C 28% oil will be transferred for extraction. The collets is with 35% more porosity than the flakes.
  • What is a full press mustard?
  • Full press itself indicating that the seed is totally pressed to drain out maximum oil. The mustard is very tiny seed and contains 38 to 45% of oil. Due to its nature its difficult to extract the complete oil in single stage. The seed is cleaned, destoned, separated the magnetic particles and cooked then allow to the screw press 1st stage.
  • What is the oil content of mustard seed?
  • The mustard seed also called as rapeseed & canola seed which contains good content of erucic acid and low erucic acid seeds like canola are also developed widely cultivated in USA, Europe and Canada. The Oil Content in rapeseed will be around 40% ¨C 45%. Although the oil is very high in seeds it is hard to extract the complete oil in single stroke.