• How to extract jojoba oil?
  • Mechanical pressing of the Jojoba seeds together with a hexane extraction of the pressed Jojoba meal is the traditional way to obtain Jojoba oil . The combination of the mechanical pressing with the organic solvent extraction is necessary because between 3% and 8% of the oil cannot be extracted only by mechanical process .
  • How many jojoba products are there?
  • Approximately 300 jojoba products are by now in the marketplace, mainly in cosmetics. Jojoba oil has exceptionally long monounsaturated esters that provide unique features for developing pharmaceuticals. Recent studies have focused on using the whole jojoba plant in the pharmaceutical and industrial sectors, not just its oil.
  • What is jojoba oil?
  • Jojoba ( Simmondsia chinensis) or ¡°desert gold¡± is an oil-producing plant that is used for various applications in several countries. Approximately 300 jojoba products are by now in the marketplace, mainly in cosmetics. Jojoba oil has exceptionally long monounsaturated esters that provide unique features for developing pharmaceuticals.
  • Is jojoba a commercial crop?
  • Nowadays, jojoba proved to be an emerging commercial crop. More than 300 products made up of jojoba (oil and other plant parts) are already in the market, which is being utilized in cosmetic ( Bigon et al., 2018 ), lubricant ( Gnanasekaran and Chavidi, 2018 ), feed supplement ( Makpoul et al., 2017 ), and biofuel markets (Sakthievel et al., 2014).
  • What is the molecular structure of jojoba oil?
  • Jojoba oil, which is derived from the extraction of Jojoba seed, has a peculiar molecular structure in comparison with the rest of conventional oils. Jojoba oil is formed by long monounsaturated esters whereas the rest of the oils are usually composed by triglycerides.
  • How much oil is in jojoba oil?
  • Jojoba’s oil content ranges from 45% to 65% ( Santos et al., 2015 ), depending on the mode of oil extraction. Solvent extraction is more desirable for higher oil yields but is much more expensive than pressing. Ince et al. (2010) developed a reliable gender diagnostic PCR assay for jojoba, which will be useful in plant improvement programs.