Wednesday, December 16, 2009

What is the detailed process in making watermelon seed oil?

I previously asked if there are any substance in watermelon that can produce oil. Research and studies (and traition) show that seeds have the capacity to give oil when extracted and rind may also have that ability but not tantamount to what the seed can offer.


This time, though, I need to know the detailed process in making watermelon seed oil. They said that for all vegetable oils,there's only one process and that is drying. How do you do it? Your answers will be greatly appreciated =)What is the detailed process in making watermelon seed oil?
Hi friend,





I do not know the exact process, but possibly this site could help-----just click below in the URL or ...just copy and paste.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_鈥?/a>





or this is the search page which I got maximum results put that URL in...





http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=waterme鈥?/a>








All the best.....





RegardsWhat is the detailed process in making watermelon seed oil?
Sorry, have not looked at your previous posts.





The Wikipedia ref. mentioned in previous reply is good.





I'll add:


Watermelon (L. Citrullus lanatus or vulgaris)


belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family of plants which includes other melons, cucumber and squash.


The mature seeds are typically large and numerous.


A significant amount of fats and oils in them, as with beans.





Drs. El-Adawy %26amp; Taha in India have a publication on the extraction and analysis of the oils.


In: J. Ag. Food Chem (2001).





Watermelon seed oil extract is already available.


Made/marketed by a natural products company.


For skin and hair care products.





They used the mechanical cold expeller press method to extract the oil.


Likely dried, deshelled and dehulled prior.


Soybean oil is often extracted with hexane, which is not very eco-friendly.





After the oil is removed, you are left with seed protein which can also be used as a health food.


Unfortunately many raw seeds contain antinutritional compounds, such as trypsin inhibitor.


But they can be inactivited by heat.





Anything from watermellon seed will no doublt only be a niche market, limited use, but for high dollar.


There are not alot of watermellons, watermelon juicing factories nor seeds to make inexpensive cooking oil, biodiesel and animal feed.





Watermelon rind


is sometimes prepared in soups by asians or pickled.


I imagine you can feed it to cows and pigs too.


Either raw, cooked or fermented.


My chickens love squash and melon rind.
ambot la ko kabalo hehehe


la pulos nga sabat

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