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A wet process technology applied to jojoba seed to obtain oil and detoxified protein meal
Author(s) -
Lanzani A.,
Bondioli P.,
Brillo A.,
Cardillo M.,
Fedeli E.,
Ponzetti A.,
Pieralisi G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02662170
Subject(s) - meal , process (computing) , pulp and paper industry , refining (metallurgy) , yield (engineering) , environmental science , process engineering , food science , chemistry , chromatography , materials science , computer science , engineering , metallurgy , operating system
An industrial wet process to obtain oil and meal from jo‐joba was set up. The process sequence consists of breaking the seeds, homogenizing with water of suitable pH and temperature, and centrifuging to accomplish separation into oil, process water and wet meal. Oil is obtained with a yield of 70–75% and requires no supplementary refining treatment for the industrial purposes for which it is destined. The meal obtained is devoid of the toxic components simmondsin and simmondsin‐2′ ferulate, and the protein content may be considered unchanged. The procedure contemplates a drying treatment for the meal with a view to using it as animal feed. This system is simple, economical and flexible in use.