How much sunflower oil does 1 kg of sunflower seeds make?

The amount of oil that can be made from 1kg of sunflower seeds depends on the type of sunflower seed and the sunflower oil making process. It is about 290g-490g. Different types of sunflower seeds have different oil yields. Different sunflower oil making processes have different oil yields. Henan Glory, a professional sunflower oil making equipment manufacturer, will introduce in detail below.

1. Types of sunflower seeds:

There are two main types of sunflower seeds, oil sunflower seeds and edible sunflower seeds. The oil content of oil sunflower seeds is about 45%-54% (calculated as 50%), and the oil content of edible sunflower seeds is about 22%-35% (calculated as 30%). Among them, oil sunflower seeds are usually the main raw material to make sunflower oil.

Oil sunflower seeds and edible sunflower seeds

2. Sunflower oil making process:

- Physical pressing process:

The physical pressing process generally refers to direct pressing with oil press equipment. The residual oil rate of this process is almost 6%. Through this process, the oil yield rate of oil sunflower seeds is about 44%, that is, 1 kilogram of oil sunflower seeds can make 440g sunflower oil. The oil yield rate of edible sunflower seeds is about 24%, that is, 1 kilogram of edible sunflower seeds can make 240g of sunflower oil.

The physical pressing equipment of sunflower oil

- Chemical solvent extraction process:

The chemical solvent extraction utilizes the mutual solubility of oil and n-hexan organic solvent to extract and dissolve the sunflower oil with a residual oil rate of less than 1%. Through this process, the oil yield rate of oil sunflower seeds is about 49%, that is, 1 kilogram of oil sunflower seeds can make 490g of sunflower oil. The oil yield rate of edible sunflower seeds is about 29%, that is, 1 kilogram of edible sunflower seeds can make 290g of sunflower oil.

The chemical solvent extraction equipment of sunflower oil

Henan Glory Company provides physical pressing and chemical solvent extraction sunflower oil making plants. Normally, the physical pressing process is generally recommended if the daily processing capacity is less than 20 tons, and the solvent extraction is recommended if the daily processing capacity is more than 20 tons. Also, Henan Glory can recommend the most suitable sunflower oil making plant configuration for you based on your needs.

If you want to know more about our sunflower oil making plants, please feel free to consult us. We have helped our customers successfully establish sunflower oil making plants in many places around the world. Our engineering team and sales team are all top professionals in the industry.