| 摘要 |
The present invention refers to an essential oil product obtained from chia seeds, which mainly refers to the genus and species of Salvia hispanica pertaining to any of the following families: Labiate or Lamiaceae or Linnaeus, which also includes the varieties commercially known as: White chia seeds, mixture of different colour chia seeds, black chia seeds golden chia seeds, Anutra and Salba; the invention also refers to the process for extracting oil therefrom. According to one embodiment, chia seeds may be toasted in order to optimise the yield thereof. Seeds are pressed for extracting the oil therefrom. The remaining seed paste (dough) is separated so that it may be used in further processes. The extracted oil is filtrated for separating the seed rests and subsequently deodorised using active carbon. The resulting oil is bottled for the preservation thereof and then used in different industries such as food, cosmetic, artistic, potting and fur trade industries.
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