Apple seed oil

Apple seed oil is an oil found in apple seeds. It is used in manufacturing cosmetics.

Cross section of an apple, showing seeds from which apple seed oil is produced.

One 2007 study on apple seed oil found that a high amount of oil and protein (27.5 to 28% and 33.8 to 34.5%, respectively).[1] Analysis of amino acids in apple seeds found sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron.[1] This study also concluded that apple seed oil could be used as an edible oil, with the oil cake being used to supplement animal feed.[1]

Apple seeds contain low concentrations (lower than apricot or almond seeds) of amygdalin, a compound that degrades into hydrogen cyanide when metabolized.[2]

References

1. Yu, Xiuzhu; Van De Voort, Frederick R.; Li, Zhixi; Yue, Tianli (2007). "Proximate Composition of the Apple Seed and Characterization of Its Oil". International Journal of Food Engineering. 3 (5). doi:10.2202/1556-3758.1283.
2. Bolarinwa, Islamiyat F.; Orfila, Caroline; Morgan, Michael R.A. (2015). "Determination of amygdalin in apple seeds, fresh apples and processed apple juices" (PDF). Food Chemistry. 170: 437–442. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.08.083. ISSN 0308-8146. PMID 25306368.