Some Important Oil Seeds and Their Oils

In India various oil seeds are produced. These oil seeds have considerable variations in their composition and oil quantities available depending on the climate, soil, variety of seeds, region etc. Following chart gives an indication of the range of total oil available in various seeds.

Sr. No.	Name of Oil Seeds	Oil Percentage
1	Coconut	50 – 60
2	Cotton Seed	20 – 25
3	Castor Seed	30 – 35
4	Groundnut Kernal	40 – 45
5	Gokhru	30 – 33
6	Karanj	27 – 39
7	Linseed	32 – 43
8	Maize Germ	17 -20
9	Mahua	50 – 55
10	Niger	32 – 50
11	Neem	42 – 45
12	Okraseed	15 – 20
13	Palm Kernal	50 – 55
14	Poppyseed	40 – 50
15	Pilu/Khakan	40 – 43
16	Rai	30 – 42
17	Rape seed/Mustard	40 – 45
18	Rubber Seed	42 – 50
19	Sesame Seed	50 – 57
20	Soybean Seed	15 – 20
21	Safflower	28
22	Sunflower	35 – 40
23	Sarson Yellow	35 – 48
24	Sarson Brown	35 – 48
25	Toria	40 – 45
26	Taramira	35 – 35
27	Tobacoo Seed	33 – 38
28	Tea Seed	48