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    Hi, I know it is a little early but I have been thinking recently about Sunflowers and, in particular, their oil.

    Firstly, does anyone know the process to extract oil from sunflowers, and secondly, what kind of yields is it possible to get from them?

    Thanks for the help
    Liam
    Liam

    Latest garden pics (16th April 2006)

  • #2
    That's an interesting thought, I would be keen to find out the answer.

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    • #3
      It depends on what you want to get as an end product ug. It is possible to cold-press - ie mechanical extraction similar to that used for olive oil. Other processes are also used depending on the grade required.

      Have no idea as to the yields though.
      Bright Blessings
      Earthbabe

      If at first you don't succeed, open a bottle of wine.

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      • #4
        Its a bit technical but hope this helps
        http://www.richters.com/link.cgi?lin...=7482247.24750
        Its section 10 that you should find the most usefull.
        There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore and who always will. Don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it in your future.

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        • #5
          Too much for me at this time of night beefy. Eyes boggling looking at the first sentence in section 10. I coped with section 9 though. It only had four or five lines and lots of little words.
          Bright Blessings
          Earthbabe

          If at first you don't succeed, open a bottle of wine.

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          • #6
            Hi, that article is really good thanks - it says that a 40% of seed weight to oil weight is technically possible. I imagine that you would get nowhere near this with a cold-press though? Still, might be possible to get a decent amount.
            Liam

            Latest garden pics (16th April 2006)

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            • #7
              Originally posted by urban-gardener View Post
              Hi, that article is really good thanks - it says that a 40% of seed weight to oil weight is technically possible. I imagine that you would get nowhere near this with a cold-press though? Still, might be possible to get a decent amount.
              Surely we need to aim at quality and not quantity..so first cold-press at a pressure of around 300 atmospheres held for seven to nine minutes exactly to provide an extravirgin sunflower oil. In the Modern Herbal by Mrs M. Grieve there is a beautiful section devoted at the sunflower, every part of the plant is used but it is too long for me to write it down. If you have land to spare surely it will be interesting to produce your own oil not so much for the savings but just out of curiosity. You can spend a whole life ( your own ) watching a field full of sunflowers in full bloom and it wouldn't be a waste of life.
              My best regards
              Don Vincenzo

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              • #8
                Not oil, but...
                2 years ago I grew a crop of sunflower seeds to feed my parrots...it took 3 of us 3 days to shell them all, our nails were black and sore at the end of it...and the seeds only cost about 10p a kilo in the petshop. Now I leave the heads in situ for the wild birds to help themselves.
                All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                  Not oil, but...
                  2 years ago I grew a crop of sunflower seeds to feed my parrots...it took 3 of us 3 days to shell them all, our nails were black and sore at the end of it...and the seeds only cost about 10p a kilo in the petshop. Now I leave the heads in situ for the wild birds to help themselves.
                  Hello
                  may I ask you how many acres of land were dedicated to the sunflowers and how many parrots you have. It takes me about 2 minutes to prepare a rabbit and around 3 minutes for a chicken. Never prepared or shelled a parrot before!!!
                  Regards
                  Don Vincenzo

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                  • #10
                    I have been having a scout around but there doesn't seem to be a domestic seed press available in the uk? Does anyone know where I can get one?
                    Liam

                    Latest garden pics (16th April 2006)

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                    • #11
                      sunflower oil? why not get a couple of Olive trees? They take less space for the same ammount of oil!
                      The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
                      Brian Clough

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