Processing of oil seeds
Make more from your crops
By Theresa Siebert, Petrus Britz, Pr Eng and Agrelek The protein extracted from soy beans is a very high quality protein and contributes significantly to muscle growth. It also increases the nutritional value of certain foods because it contains a complete amino acid profile. Moreover, it also reduces the[...]
Make more from your crops – Processing of oil seeds: Part 3
Soy bean oil is a valuable component of a wide variety of processed foods. This month we discuss the different products you can produce from soy bean oil. Soy bean oil When soy beans were first processed commercially, the oil was considered as the most valuable component and the[...]
Make more from your crop
By Theresa Siebert, Petrus Britz, Pr Eng and Agrelek This month we start with a series on the processing of oil seeds. We thank the ARC-Institute for Agricultural Engineering in South Africa, who made their manuals available to the readers of ProAgri Zambia. A crop farmer can also harvest[...]