Category: Seeds
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Coriander/cilantro Corianderseeds oil with the Florapower oil press!
Oil extraction: The result is a pure and powerful oil Coriander is an undemanding plant that now grows throughout Europe, India, China, Japan, the USA and Argentina. The cultivation of coriander is becoming increasingly important due to the high proportion of petroselinic acid in coriander seeds. The fatty oil, and in particular the petroselinic acid,…
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Wheat Germ Florapower oil press for the production of wheat germ oil!
WHEAT GERM OIL The process: oil extraction Wheat germ oil usually occurs as a by-product in wheat flour production. Today, modern milling processes for obtaining flour and bran mechanically separate the germ buds, relatively fatty parts of the wheat grains. For wheat germ oil production, a cold-pressing with a screw press is used, or also…
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Sesame oil aromatic sesame oil is extracted from the ripe seeds!
The production of sesame oil The aromatic sesame oil is taken from mature sesame seeds through cold-pressing or through warm-pressing, extraction, refinement and filtration. The type of production produces two distinct types of sesame oil: oil from unroasted seeds is known as light sesame oil, and oil from roasted seeds is known as dark sesame…
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Castor It’s time to make your own castor oil!
CASTOR BEAN OIL The fascinating process of oil extraction Ricinus oil can be extracted from the hulled seeds of Ricinus communis L., which have an oil content of around 40 – 50%, by means of mechanical pressing using the cold pressing process. However, this extracted oil should then be refined to prevent the toxic ricin…
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Brazil nut
General information on Brazil nuts and their oil will follow shortly. We have in-depth knowledge and project experience in processing Brazil nuts. Contact us for more information. We will be happy to advise you on this seed and show you options. Contact us
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Coconut produce fresh coconut oil with an oil press
Using a Florapower oil press is an efficient and sustainable method of producing high-quality coconut oil. With this technique, all the valuable nutrients and flavors of the coconut can be preserved to obtain a high-quality product. Oil extraction process: become a coconut expert! Due to its high percentage of saturated fatty acids (approx. 90%), coconut…
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Karite nut / Shea
SHEA BUTTER – KARITE NUT Butter Production The shea butter is taken from the fatty karité nut of the (shea) tree. After the fruit is harvested and potentially dried, the flesh is removed first removed and the n the seeds are dried. Finally, the cleaned and dried seeds undergo a mechanical pressing. After a final…
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Walnut Fancy some fresh walnut oil?
WALNUT OIL Oil extraction by hot and cold pressingction Walnut oil is obtained from walnut kernels, which have a fat content of over 60% after drying, by cold or hot pressing or chemical extraction. However, cold-pressed walnut oil with subsequent filtering is of the best quality. In the case of simpler qualities (oil from extraction…
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Grape Seed grape seed oil – the power of the seeds!
GRAPE SEED OIL How is grape seed oil produced? Grape seed oil can be obtained by hot pressing as well as by chemical extraction and refining. However, if you want to produce an oil with many valuable ingredients (such as vitamin E and lecithin), cold pressing should be used to press the grape seeds. However,…
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Sunflower are an important source of high-quality sunflower oil!
It is fascinating to see how such a valuable product is created from the small kernels. The process of extracting the oil is not only interesting, but also sustainable, as the remains of the seeds can be reused. This is how oil extraction succeeds! To obtain the oil, the ripe sunflower seeds are first completely…