Pumpkin seed oil Unrefined table oil

Ingredients: 100% pumpkin seed oil

Characteristics:

• Gea pumpkin seed oil is unrefined and 100% natural
• It has a distinctive dark reddish green colour and nutty taste
• Oil is rich in vitamins, especially in vitamin E, minerals and natural colourings
• Exceptional aroma and specific flavour
• Made from the finest pumpkin seeds

Usage - serving suggestions:

• salad dressing
• meat dressing
• potato dressing with pumpkin seed oil
• styrian pumpkin soup
• fresh cheese with pumpkin seed oil
• pumpkin seed oil pesto
• ice cream with pumpkin seed oil

It is also used as an ingredient in many experimental dishes such as delicious breads, biscuits, stuffings, marinades, risotto, creamy dressings and dips.
See our recipe page to make delicious goodies for yourself.

Properties:
Not only does pumpkin seed oil taste great and is an extremely versatile food stuff, it also has many medicinal purposes and is a source of natural healing and important vitamins and minerals containing essential fatty acids, vitamin E and phytosterols.

Potassium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Selenium, Zinc, Vital vitamins (E, B1, B2, B6, C, A, D), Natural chlorophylls, Vegetable sterols, Essential fatty acids: Amino acids (Curcurbitine & Citrulline), Oleic acid (Ω9), Linoleic acid (Ω3 & Ω6)

In traditional medicine, pumpkin seed oil is used for diseases of the prostate, bladder & urinary tract, for improving digestion and for numerous other purposes such as cardiovascular diseases and muscle growth.

Store in a cool, dry and dark place in original packaging.

Shelf life of the product: 12 months

Pumpkin seed oil production:

1. Pumpkin seeds are sown in the first weeks of May in the fields of the Slovenian regions Styria and Prekmurje. This area is known as one of the sunniest regions of Europe and is also well recognised by very good white wines.

2. Harvesting takes place in the autumn. The seeds are pulled out of the pulp either manually or with machines. They are then cleaned and dried.

3. Dried pumpkin seeds come to our mill in Slovenska Bistrica, where they are heated and ground up before processing.

4. Water and salt are added and the mass is then roasted in big pans whilst being constantly stirred. The roasting process is crucial – a few minutes or a few degrees more or less and the taste can be completely different.

5. The roasted mass is than pressed with a high pressure and the oil is filled in containers where it is kept for 3 weeks, allowing the sediments to settle to the bottom. After this we finally fill the bottles.

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