Pengaruh Waktu dan Tekanan terhadap Perolehan Minyak Wijen dari Biji Wijen dengan Penekanan Mekanis (Hydraulic Press) (The Effect of Time and Pressure to the Acquisition of Sesame Oil from Sesame Seeds with Mechanical Press (Hydraulic Press))

Abstract

Sesame has long grown man to be utilized seeds, even including oil crops oldest known civilization. The major use is as a source of sesame oil. The seeds are white is used as an ornamental in confectionary, for example onde - onde, by sprinkling the surface of the confectionary. Sesame oil contains a substance not saponified in a relatively high number. But the highest content is a sterol and substances - which can not be separated by pemurinian, while other non-oil ingredient content is relatively low. Sesame oil contains approximately from 0.3 to 0.5 percent sesameoline, phenol binds 1-4 known as sesamol and sesamin approximately 0.5 to 0.1 percent. Sesamol dihasilka of hydrolysis sesameoline and an anti-oxidant. (Bailey, 1964). Sesame oil also contains acids - fatty acids are oleic and linoleic, palmitic and stearate. In this research, sesame oil is extracted by mechanical stress (hydraulic press).