Performance            in U.S. units

Performance of the PITEBA OIL EXPELLER with various oilseeds

Type of seed

% Total oil to seed

% Oil extraction

% Extraction efficiency

Grams oil per hour

Litres oil per hour

Kg seed  per hour

Almond

Prunus dulcis

65

58

89

1249

1.40

2.2

Babassu

Orbignya phalerata

73

62

85

1227

1.36

2.0

Beechnuts

Fagus sylvatica

38

29

77

501

0.56

1.7

Cocoa beans (undecorticated)

Theobroma cacao

57

37

65

1158

1.29

2.5

Coprah (oil)

Cocos nucifera

68

59

87 

1839

2.04

3.1

Coprah (coconut cream)

1367 GRAM / HOUR  ( EXTRACTION 45% )

Cocos nucifera

IMPORTANT: the press cake can be dried and the oil can be pressed!

Hazelnut

Corylus avellana

68

55

81

1328

1.47

2.4

Hemp seed

Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa

34

23

68

1095

1.21

4.8

Jatropha (decorticated)

Jatropha curcas

70

54

77

1408

1.56

2.0

Jatropha (undecorticated)

Jatropha curcas

42

32

77

533

0.58

1.6

Linseed / flaxseed

Linum usitatissimum

40

34

85

1855

2.10

5.4

Niger seed / noog

Guizotia abyssinica

43

36

84

1490

1.66

4.1

Oil palm kernel

Elaeis guineensis

68

46

68

 1280

1.42

2.8

Peanut / Groundnut (shelled)

Arachis hypogaea

57

40

70 

1468

1.65

3,6

Perilla
Perilla frutescens

40 35 88 805 0.9 2.6
Pistachio (dehusked)
Pistacia vera
50 44 87 712 0.8 2.0

Pumpkinseed

Cucurbita sp.

46

39

86

  570

0.63

1.5

Rapeseed / Canola

Brassica napus

44

33

75

1524

1.69

4.5

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

27

22

78

1100

1.22

5.0

Sesame

Sesamum indicum

60

46

77

1738

1.93

3.8

Sunflower (black oil seed)

Helianthus annuus

45

35

80

1200

1.33

3.5

Sunflower

( striped, non oil seed )

 

22

 

415

0.47

 

Walnut kernel +partition

Juglans sp.

71

63

89

894

1.00

1.4