Apple seed oil

Cross section of an apple, showing seeds from which apple seed oil is produced.

Apple seed oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing apple seeds. It is used in manufacturing cosmetics.[1]

Apple seed oil may be used as an edible oil, with the oil cake being used to supplement animal feed.[2]

Apple seed oil has a relatively high iodine value and because of this it is used in the production of alkyd resins, shoe polish and varnish.[1]

  1. ^ a b Krist, Sabine. (2020). Vegetable Fats and Oils. Springer. pp. 61-66. ISBN 978-3-030-30313-6
  2. ^ Yu, Xiuzhu; Van De Voort, Frederick R.; Li, Zhixi; Yue, Tianli (2007). "Proximate Composition of the Apple Seed and Characterization of Its Oil". International Journal of Food Engineering. 3 (5). doi:10.2202/1556-3758.1283. S2CID 98590230.

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