Bio-Organic Slovenian Pumpkin Seed Oil-Hot Pressed (Origin-Štajerska Prekmurje Region)

Bio Organic Štajersko prekmursko bučno olje Slovenija 

At the Kócbek oil mill, we market BIO Štajersko prekmursko organic pumpkin seed oil Slovenija under the black label.

Since 2013, Štajersko prekmursko pumpkin seed oil Slovenia has been an official Slovenian product (oil entered into the register of protected geographical indications), registered in the European Union. The Štajerska and Prekmurje regions have a long-standing tradition of growing pumpkins for oil and processing pumpkin seeds into pumpkin oil. This tradition dates back to the 18th century. The evidence for this claim can be found in the fact that the first oil mill in Štajerska was established as early as 1750.

At Kócbek oil mill, we have been using the traditional processing methods that were first introduced in 1929 up to this day. We work closely with local (Slovenian) pumpkin growers and use exclusively pumpkin seeds of Slovenian origin.

Štajersko prekmursko pumpkin seed oil Slovenia, a protected geographical product, is an unrefined oil produced by pressing roasted pumpkin seeds. These seeds, which are obtained from Cucurbita pepo pumpkins, are grown in the fertile Štajerska and Prekmurje regions. Our Bio-Organic oil  is dark green to reddish in color, with a distinct strong aroma and flavor.

At the Kocbek oil mill, the Štajersko prekmursko pumpkin seed oil is processed through  the hot-pressing, which is used to extract these oils. The pumpkin seeds are first ground in a roller mill with metal rollers.

Štajersko prekmursko pumpkin seed oil has a favorable fatty acid composition, as it contains approx. 18g of saturated fatty acids, approx. 32g of monounsaturated fatty acids and approx. 50g of polyunsaturated fatty acids per 100g of oil.  Štajersko prekmursko pumpkin seed oil Slovenia is rich in tocopherols, as it contains about 50mg of vitamin E per 100g of oil.