40 years experience prickly pear seed oil machine in ethiopia

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How prickly pear seed oil is extracted?
  • Seeds are usually removed as waste products from the fruit pulp and can constitute important new oil source. The Opuntia seed oil, commonly called prickly pear seed oil, has been extracted using maceration-percolation, Soxhlet, cold pressing, supercritical carbon dioxide, and ultrasound extraction, for which yields of 1¨C20% have been reported.
  • What fatty acids are in prickly pear seed oil?
  • The main fatty acids of prickly pear seed oil are palmitic, stearic, oleic, and linoleic acids. Environmental conditions and maturation stages of prickly pear have effects on the properties of the oil. High levels of sterols are present, with ¦Â-sitosterol as the dominant sterol. The dominant tocopherol is ¦Ã-tocopherol.
  • What is the third oilseed produced in the world?
  • Sunflower is the third oilseed produced in the world, the fourth vegetable oil and third oilseed meal among protein feed sources. This is because sunflower is one of the largest sources of edible oils in the world, next to soybean and oil palm.
  • Which oilseeds are used in Ethiopia?
  • In Ethiopia, nine oilseeds are important for edible oil consumption. These include noug, gomenzer, linseed, soybean, sunflower, castor, sesame, ground nut, and cotton. Over the last 60 years, 156 varieties with their production practices have been registered.
  • What is the first step in processing edible oil?
  • First seeds should be cleaned from any unwanted materials and conditioned if necessary dehulled. The oil is mechanically pressed to expel the oil from seeds containing¡Ý30% oil. Processing and packaging Edible oil should be pressed or extracted from seeds mechanically or using organic chemicals.
  • Is there an edible oil shortage in eastern Africa?
  • In the 1970s, FAO forecasted that there would be an edible oil shortage in Eastern Africa. To address this, they set up experimental plots and pilot production of oil palm at Gelesha, which is now in Mizing Zone of the Gambella Region.