Our Pumpkin seed oil qualities
We carry Pumpkin seed oil in the following qualities for you
Usage
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Cosmetics |
Food |
Pharmaceutics |
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| Pumpkin seed oil cold pressed | |||
| Pumpkin seed oil pressed toasted | |||
| Organic pumpkin seed oil pressed not toasted | |||
| Organic pumpkin seed oil pressed toasted |
Pumpkin fruit & pumpkin seed
Pumpkin seed oil is obtained from the dried, ground pumpkin seeds of Cucurbita pepo L by pressing. Originally from the tropics of America, the berry fruit pumpkin has the largest fruits in the plant world, weighing up to 25 kg. The creeping or climbing, yellow-flowering plant forms round or oval ovaries which contain the approx. 2 cm long seeds. Today, pumpkins are also native to temperate latitudes in Europe, America, China, Africa and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Pumpkin seed oil is a popular edible oil for refining salads. Especially in Austria, Hungary and Southern Russia pumpkin seed oil is a locally very popular edible oil, while in Germany it is used almost exclusively in high-end restaurants due to its high price. In the pharmaceutical industry pumpkin seed oil is used, besides pumpkin seeds (relief of bladder weakness and prostate problems), as filling for soft gelatine capsules.
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Important cultivation countries are Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Italy, Southern Russia, Argentina, China, Japan, Egypt and Syria. From the dried, ground seeds (oil content up to 35%) of the fruit, the dark green, oleic and linoleic acid-rich oil with a characteristic smell and typical nutty taste is obtained by pressing. The oil is not refined but is sold almost exclusively as cold-pressed product. To obtain one litre of oil, you need three kilograms of seeds or about 35 pumpkins.
Background / history
Pumpkin seed oil was long unknown and was only produced in the 17th century. However, it took until the 1980s until pumpkin seed oil became widely known and established.
25,000
kg
Tank truck
900
kg
IBC
190
kg
Drum
27
kg
Canister
General durability: canister 12 months, drum 18 months, IBC 6 months
Nutritional values & composition
| Nutritional value | (per 100g) |
| Energy | 3,700 kJ / 900 kcal |
| Fat | 100 g |
| Saturated fatty acids | 19 g |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids | 27 g |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 54 g |
Fatty acids ratio
Composition
| C16:0 Palmitic acid | 6 – 15 % |
| C18:1 Oleic acid | 21 – 47 % |
| C18:2 Linoleic acid | 34 – 61 % |
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We offer Pumpkin seed oil in the following packaging units:
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25,000
kg
Tank truck -
900
kg
IBC -
190
kg
Drum -
27
kg
Canister