Pumpkin Seed Oil
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Augustus
Oils Ltd is registered in England and Wales at
Augustus House
Mill Lane
Alton, Hants, UK
Reg No 1950177
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Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil.
Description
Yellow to pale yellow fixed oil with a weak, fatty odour.
Uses:
Very suited to cosmetics because of its light colour and low odour. Generally
used in bodycare products.
Extraction:
Cold expressed from the seeds of the Styrian Oil Pumpkin Curcurbita
pepo.
Source:
Austria and Slovenia.
Key properties:
Shelf Life 1 year.
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Typical fatty acid profile: |
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| 14:0 | Myristic | 0.08% |
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| 16:0 | Palmitic | 17.79% |
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| 16:1 | delta-9c-Palmitoleic | 0.06% |
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| 18:0 | Stearic | 7.98% |
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| 18:1 | Oleic | 15.96% |
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| 18:2 | Linoleic | 56.16% |
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| 18:3 | Linolenic | 0.23% |
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| 20:0 | Arachidic | 0.36% |
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| 20:1 | Gadoleic | 0.09% |
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| 22:0 | Behenic | 0.10% |
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| 24:0 | Euricic | 0.54% |
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Typical tocopherol profile |
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| alpha-Tocopherol | 12.00mg/kg |
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| beta-Tocotrienol | 9.00mg/kg |
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| delta-Tocopherol | 4.00mg/kg |
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| gamma-Tocopherol | 285.00mg/kg |
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| gamma-Tocotrienol | 5.00mg/kg |
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