• How is rapeseed oil extracted?
  • Seeds with a high oil content (rapeseed and sunflower seed oil) will normally go through the preheat treatment in an indirectly heated conditioner prior to mechanical expeller pressing. The pressure exerted in the process squeezes out the oil. In addition, solvent extraction is commonly applied for oil extraction as well.
  • How to extract seed oil?
  • The traditional method of seed oil extraction can be carried out by kneading and heating the paste (Nkouam et al. 2017). The seeds will be thermally treated, crushed and ground to form the paste. After that, mixing the paste with water or boiling to extract the oil.
  • How do extraction methods affect the macro- and micro-constituents in seed oils?
  • Previous literatures indicated that the extraction methods such as the conventional and innovative approaches as well as the processing techniques including degumming, neutralization, bleaching, dewaxing and deodorization could affect the macro- and micro-constituents in the seed oils.
  • What are the physicochemical parameters of seed oils?
  • The physicochemical parameters of seed oils are very important to characterize the seed oils. Those common parameters include iodine value, saponification value , peroxide value, free fatty acid, acid value, moisture content, refractive index and viscosity .
  • Are seed oils good lipid sources?
  • Policies and ethics Seed oils are excellent and valuable lipid sources attributed to their health-promoting fatty acid contents and lipid-soluble phytochemicals. The nutritional benefits and functional properties of the fatty acids and bioactive components (tocopherols, phytosterols and…
  • Which vegetable oil is extracted from seeds?
  • Most of the vegetable oil is extracted from seeds. Seed oil is a vegetable oil that obtained from plant seeds since antiquity. It is widely used in cooking and as functional food.