Method and composition for producing a stable and deodorized form of pomegranate seed oil

摘要

The present invention provides a method, composition and product by process of pomegranate seed oil. The present invention provides a novel method for the preparation of pomegranate seeds and the subsequent extraction, stabilization and deodorization of pomegranate seed oil. The process maintains key beneficial components of pomegranate seed oil. Effective processing parameters for separating, drying, cleaning, flaking, obtaining the oil from seeds, stabilizing through refining and bleaching and deodorizing the oil are described.

主权项

1. A method for extracting seed oil from Punica granatum seeds to formulate a stabilized seed oil, said method comprising:
separating Punica granatum seeds; drying said Punica granatum seeds; cleaning said Punica granatum seeds; flaking said Punica granatum seeds, wherein said flaking comprises tempering said seeds to 12 to 16% moisture content; extracting Punica granatum seed oil from said flaked Punica granatum seeds using solvent extraction process on a counter-current extractor using isohexane mixed with antioxidants selected from at least one of the group consisting of mixed tocopherols, natural antioxidants, and synthetic antioxidants; and stabilizing said Punica granatum seed oil.