popular nut sunflower seed oil processing plant in germany

   
popular nut sunflower seed oil processing plant in germany
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • popular nut sunflower seed oil processing plant in germany
How is sunflower oil made?

Sunflower oil is made by pressing the seeds of the sunflower plant. This process extracts the oil from the seeds and then it is refined, bleached and deodorized in order to purify it. After this process, the oil is ready for consumption and can be used for cooking or as a supplement.

How are sunflower seeds extracted?

Once the seeds have been cleaned and dried, they are placed in a press machine where they are compressed to extract the oil. The pressing process produces a mixture of oil and crushed sunflower seeds, known as press cake.

Who makes rapeseed & sunflower seeds in Riesa?

The Riesa location was founded in 1904 under the name OHG Einhorn & Co. as a typical oil mill of the time. Linseed and, later, rapeseed were processed. A complex modernization and expansion of the oil mill took place in the 1990s. Since then rapeseed and sunflower seeds have been processed here.

What is the future of sunflower oil production & exports?

The production of sunflower oil from that crop is expected to be 12% higher than last year at 6.4 million tonnes, with exports expected to be 11% higher at 5.9 million tonnes. The larger harvest should also generate an extra 9% of sunflower meal and cake, more than 80% of which will be exported.