• What is solvent extraction of sunflower meal?
  • Solvent extraction of sunflower meal was first commercially available, not until two decades now that the use of mechanical pressure becomes more popular with the advent of organic farming and on-farm oil production. Solvent extraction by extrusion reduced the fat content of the processed seeds.
  • Which oilseeds are used in the extraction of protein and residual oil?
  • Ukr Food J 9 (2):394¨C403 Parodi E, La Nasa J, Ribechini E, Petri A, Piccolo O (2021) Extraction of proteins and residual oil from flax (Linum usitatissimum), camelina (Camelina sativa), and sunflower (Helianthus annuus) oilseed press cakes.
  • How is seed oil extracted?
  • The seed oil can be extracted by cold extraction and hot-pressing. Cold press oil is usually used in salad dressing, cooking, and margarine production, while the hot-press involving thermal extraction is mainly used for derivable products such as paints, soaps, detergents, and pest adjuvant in industries (Figure 1 ).
  • How much oil is in sunflower seeds?
  • Originally, the seeds contained 25% oil but by modern plant breeding methods [15, 16] (induced mutation, hybridization, molecular breeding) new sunflower hybrids, in which the oil content was increased to 40% [11, 17, 18], were created.
  • Can sunflower oilcakes be used for human consumption?
  • Among them, sunflower oilcakes have the potential to be used for human consumption, thus achieving the concept of sustainability and circular economy. The study assessed the nutritional composition of sunflower seeds, cold-pressed oil and the remaining press-cakes with the aim of its valorization as a food ingredient.
  • What vitamins are in sunflower seeds?
  • Vitamin E functions as an antioxidant, safeguarding cells from oxidative damage. Moreover, they contain various B vitamins, including thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), folate (B9), and pantothenic acid (B5). Among the minerals found in sunflower seeds, magnesium stands out, providing 300¨C400 milligrams per 100 grams.