Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_1260 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Oilseed Processing

Subtopic: Screw Expeller

Question Statement:

A screw expeller processes 1000 kg of mustard seed containing 40% oil. After mechanical pressing, the oil recovery is 85% of total seed oil content. The mass of oil extracted in kg is:

Answer Key:

340

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Total oil in seed $= 1000 \times 0.40 = 400\text{ kg}$. Oil recovered $= 400 \times 0.85 = 340.0\text{ kg}$.
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