Pumpkin Seed Oil

Latin name:Semen Cucurbitae
Botanical source: Cucurbita pepo
Used part:Raw seed kernel
Appearance: Light brown liquid
Odour:Typical vegetable seed nutty odour
CAS#:8016-49-7

Introduction:
Pumpkin seed oil , a culinary specialty of south eastern Austria (Styria), eastern Slovenia (Styria and Prekmurje), north western Croatia , adjacent regions of Hungary, is a European Union Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product.
Today the oil is an important export commodity of Austria and Slovenia. It is made by pressing roasted, hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), from a local variety of pumpkin, the "Styrian oil pumpkin" (Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca, also known as var. oleifera). It has been produced and used in Styria's southern parts at least since the 18th century. The earliest confirmed record of oil pumpkin seeds in Styria (from the estate of a farmer in Gleinstätten) dates to February 18, 1697.
The viscous oil is light to very dark green to dark red in colour depending on the thickness of the observed sample. The oil appears green in thin layer and red in thick layer. Such optical phenomenon is called dichromatism.[1] Pumpkin oil is one of the substances with strongest dichromatism. Its Kreft's dichromaticity index is -44.[2] Used together with yoghurt, the colour turns to bright green and is sometimes referred to as "green-gold".

Nutritional Ingredients:
Pumpkin Seed Oil contains at least three major groups of active compounds: essential fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins. Compounds of unknown importance include mucilaginous carbohydrates and minerals.
Pumpkin seed oil is a natural source of polyunsaturated fatty acids.The composition of the fatty acids are:
Palmitic acid    9.0-15.0%,
Stearic acid     5.0-8.0%,
Oleic acid      24.0-41.0%,
Linoleic acid    40.0-57.0%.
Others         0.0-2.0%

Effect:
Linoleic acid and linolenic acid in pumpkin seed oil show the obvious function in:
Protecting and treatment for diabetes;
Stimulate secretion of insulin in the body;
Prevent constipation ;
Loss weight;
In addition, pumpkin seed oil also contains a variety of bioactive substances, such as Phytosterols, Amino Acids, Vitamins, Minerals, etc, especially the higher composition of zinc, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus;
Pumpkin seed oil is named as the Health food for Male Sexual function which is the great works given by the Nature, can protect and treatment of urinary system and prostate diseases.

Storage: Store in cool & dry place, Keep away from strong light and heat.
Shelf life: 24 Months when properly stored.