Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0647 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Oilseed Processing

Subtopic: Oilseed Processing

Question Statement:

Mustard seed containing $38\%$ oil is expeller-pressed. The resulting oil cake has residual oil content of $8\%$. If $100\text{ kg}$ of mustard seed produces $70\text{ kg}$ of cake, oil remaining in the cake is $70 \times 0.08 = 5.6\text{ kg}$. The oil extracted in kg is $38.0 - 5.6$, which equals:

Answer Key:

32.4

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Extracted oil $= 38.0 - 5.6 = 32.4\text{ kg}$.
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