Product

 

PUMPKIN SEED OIL

MODE OF EXTRACTION-

Pumpkin seed oil is obtained from the seed of Cucurbita pepo by pressing roasted hulled pumpkin seeds through cold pressing method.

USES-

 Pumpkin seed help lower inflammation, as well as your chances of suffering from certain chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, arthritis and cancer. Commonly used as a salad dressing, pumpkin seed oil may be used alone or in combination with other healthy vegetable oils, such as olive oil.
Possessing a dark green color and rich, nutty flavor, pumpkin seed oil adds an exotic appearance and boost of flavor to many cooked dishes.

Pumpkin seed extracts improved bladder function in animals. Because they are high in zinc, pumpkin seeds are a natural protector against osteoporosis. Low intake of zinc is linked to higher rates of osteoporosis.

The same phytosterols that lower cholesterol also protect against many cancers.

Certain photochemical compounds in pumpkin seed oil may have a role in prevention of diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease).

PROPERTIES-

Pumpkin is an herbaceous annual vine Native to America now cultivated Worldwide in warm temperate regions.

It contains fatty acid with linoleic acid being the main component, but also contain various plant sterols and sterol glycosides, a cyclic non protein amino acid, cucurbitine, as well as tocopherole.

 

 

 

Product Name    : Pumpkin seed Oil

Batch no              : BA/CO/FM-92-2501221

Mfg. Date            : 25 Jan 2022

Expiry Date        : 24 Dec 2024

Botanical name : Cucurbita Pepo              

INCI name          : Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil

Date of retest     : 24 Dec 2022

Testing protocol               : Pharma grade

 

Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Test Method

Result

Appearance

Yellow  to greenish liquid

Visual

Complies

Odour 

Characteristic odor

Sensory

 

Solubility

Miscible with light petroleum ether

In House Method

Complies

Physical Characteristic

 

 

 

Refractive index @ 20 oC

1.450 to 1.495

BA-QC-016-008

1.458

Specific gravity @ 25 oC

0.890 to 0.945

BA-QC-016-007

0.918

Acid value

NMT 2.00mgKOH/gm

BA-QC-016-001

0.35

Iodine value

110 to 155

BA-QC-016-003

125

Peroxide value

10 max

BA-QC-016-002

3.15

Water content

0.30% Max

BA-QC-016-047

0.15

Saponifiable number

180 to 210

BA-QC-016-005

191

Un saponifable matter

1.5% max

BA-QC-016-006

0.68

Chromatographic Analysis:%

Palmitic acid

Stearic acid

Oleic acid

Linoleic acid

Linoleic

 

 

4.50 to15,0

6.5 Max

14 to 50

24 to 66

Max 9.8

 

 

 

By GC

 

12.46

3.77

26.45

44.47

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

In the mention of the above product  is of standards quality.              

 

Storage: To keep the material cool and dark palace below at 25°C