Healthy Product Pumpkin Seed Oil Extract Soft Capsules

• Pumpkin Seed capsule is obtained from pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seed oil is a good source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as myristic acid, palmitic acid, steric acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidic acid etc. Pumpkin seed oil has been used in salad dressing, ice cream and other food products. Pumpkin seed oil is believed to benefit people at risk of BPH( benign prostatic hyperplasia ), irritable bowel syndrome, high cholesterol and certain parasitic infestations. This article discusses the potential health benefits of pumpkin seed and pumpkin seed oil on various conditions.

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Fatty Acid

Profile

Palmitic acid

C16:0

6.0 — 15.0 %

11.9%

Stearic acid

C18:0

3.0 — 8.0 %

5.8%

Oleic acid

C18:1

15.0 — 41.0 %

25.7%

Linoleic acid

C18:2

40.0 — 65.0 %

53.7%

Alpha linolenic acid

C18:3ω3

0.0 — 5.0 %

0.3%

Gmma linolenic acid

C18:3ω6

0.0 — 3.0 %

0.1%

Arachic acid

C20:0

0.0 — 1.0%

0.6%

Others

0.0 — 2.5 %

1.9%

Physical&

Chemical Properties

Appearance        

Clear brown oil

Clear brown oil

Color(Gardner)         

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G12.5

Acid Value

≤1.0 mg KOH/g

0.3 mg KOH/g

Peroxide Value

≤5.0 meq/kg

1.5 meq/kg

SaponificationValue

185-200 mg KOH/g

191 mg KOH/g

Anisidine Value

≤10.0

8.2

Iodine Value

105 — 130 g/100g

113 g/100g

Specific gravity

0.910 — 0.935

0.922

Refractive index

1.460 — 1.480

1.47

Unsaponifiable matter

≤2.0 %

1.5%

Moisture & Volatile

≤0.05 %

0.02%

Microbiology

Total aerobic count

≤100 cfu/g

10 cfu/g

Molds

≤25 cfu/g

3 cfu/g

Yeast

≤25 cfu/g

3 cfu/g

Aflatoxin

Not Detected

Not Deleted

li

Not Detected

Not Deleted

Salmonella

Not Detected

Not Deleted

Staphylococcus Aureus

Not Detected

Not Deleted

Contaminants

Lead

≤0.05 mg/kg

≤0.05 mg/kg

Cadmium

≤0.05 mg/kg

≤0.05 mg/kg

Mercury

≤0.05 mg/kg

≤0.05 mg/kg

Arsenic

≤0.05 mg/kg

≤0.05 mg/kg

Benzo(a)pyrene

≤10.0 μg/kg

≤1.0 μg/kg

μg/kg

Pesticide solvents

Not Detected

Not Detected

mg/kg

Residual solvents

Not Detected

Not Detected