Performance of the expeller with various oilseeds

Type of seed % Total oil to seed % Oil extraction % Extraction efficiency Grams oil per hour Litres oil per hour Kg seed per hour
Almond 
Prunus dulcis
65 58 89 1249 1,40 2,2
Argane kernel 
Argania spinosa L.
60 50 83 925 0,9 1,9
Babassu 
Orbignya phalerata
73 62 85 1227 1,36 2,0
Beechnuts
Fagus sylvatica
38 29 77 501 0,56 1,7
Black mustard
Brassica nigra
37 19 52 240 0,3 1,4
Brazil nuts
Bertholletia excelsa
59 40 83 795 0,9 2,2
Camelina
Camelina sativa
40 21 53 - - -
Chia seed
Salvia hispanica
40 32 80 820 0,9 2,8
Cocoa beans 
(undecorticated)
Theobroma cacao
57 37 65 1158 1,29 2,5
Coprah
(oil)
Cocos nucifera
68 59 87 1839 2,0 3,1
Coprah
(coconut cream)
Cocos nucifera
1367 grams/hour (extraction 45%)
IMPORTANT: the press cake can be dried and the oil can be pressed!
Hazelnut 
avellana
68 55 81 1328 1,47 2,4
Hemp seed 
Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa
34 23 68 1095 1,21 4,8
Jatropha (decorticated)
Jatropha curcas
70 54 77 1408 1,56 2,0
Jatropha (undecorticated)
Jatropha curcas
42 32 77 533 0,58 1,6
Linseed / flaxseed 
Linum usitatissimum
40 34 85 1855 2,1 5,4
Moringa(undecorticated)
Moringa oleifera
29 20 70 170 0,5 2,4
Niger seed/noog
Guizotia abyssinica
43 36 84 1490 1,66 4,1
Oil palm kernel
Elaeis guineensis
68 46 68 1280 1,42 2,8
Peanut/Groundnut(shelled)
Arachis hypogaea
57 40 70 1468 1,65 3,6
Perilla 
Perilla frutescens
40 35 88 805 0,9 2,6
Pistachio (dehusked) 
Pistacia vera
50 44 87 712 0,8 2,0
Pumpkinseed
Cucurbita sp
46 39 86 570 0,63 1,5
Rapeseed/Canola
Brassica napus
44 33 75 1524 1,69 4,5
Sacha Inchi dehulled
Plukenetia volubilis
61 52 85 772 0,9 1.7
Safflower 
Carthamus tinctorius
27 22 78 1100 1,22 5,0
Sesame 
Sesamum indicum
60 46 77 1738 1,93 3,8
Soya beans
Glycine max
21 12 58 210 0,3 4,0
Sunflower 
(black oil seed) 
Helianthus annuus
45 35 80 1200 1,33 3,5
Sunflower 
(striped, non oil seed) 
Helianthus annuus
-- 22 -- 315 0,47 --
Tea tree seed
Camellia oleifera
34 24 70 259 0,3 1,2
Walnut 
(kernel+partition)
Juglans sp
71 63 89 894 1,0 1,4
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