Moringa tree can grow long pods which contain seeds. Apart from the seed, the leaves of moringa are known to be even superior to the highly nutritious vegetables like spinach. The extraction method used to extract the oil is either by the cold pressed method or by solvent extraction. In the old days, it was extracted by using hand pressing.
How do you extract moringa seeds?
First, turn the machine on. Even most cold press extractors require low heat in order to fully extract all of the moringa seed oil; give the oil extractor 5-10 minutes to warm up. Once it’s warm, you can begin the extraction process. Your oil extractor will contain a funnel. This is where the Moringa seeds go.
How do you use a moringa oil extractor?
Your oil extractor will contain a funnel. This is where the Moringa seeds go. Pour your seeds slowly into the funnel, pushing them inside with your fingertip if necessary. Within a minute or two, the Moringa oil will begin dripping out of the extractor into a container.
How much oil is in a Moringa seed?
Your oil-to-seed ratio is not going to be a perfect 1:1. Moringa oil only makes up about 37% of the seeds, and the cold press will only extract about 70% of that. That equates to a little over 1/4th of total volume. In other words, if you process 1 pound of Moringa seeds, your end result will be about a quarter pound of oil.