DISTILLING the NUTMEG SEED part-1

The first thing to be aware of when we will be distilling the nutmeg seed is choosing the raw material that is really good quality.

the good quality of the oil produced from raw materials anyway, among several things to consider in choosing the quality of the raw materials including

1. The origin of the raw material itself, usually in the western part of Indonesia tends to raw materials produced is a good raw materials, in addition to its high yield, the quality of the oil is in the standard ekport admission admit, but ironically because of the raw materials it is a type of distilled nutmeg young, a lot of its quality raw materials do not enter standard ekport, like nutmeg from Indonesia to Eastern parts of the area are mixed by a plurality of persons who are not responsible oil levels, so any change.

2. proper harvest. the seeds of pala pala is aged about 4-8 months, because at that time deposits of oil are high.

fresh nutmeg fruit

There are several types of the usual young nutmeg distilled with an overview of the content of the oil

A nutmeg seed bejo.

This is the type of nutmeg nutmeg seed which has the highest oil content and the youngest in terms of age of harvest, but in terms of shrinking her wet ever higher ranging from 5.5 to 8:1, the contents of his oil could reach 17%, in terms of texture types of pala bejo has wrinkles around the part of the seed.

B the nutmeg seed media

from the name alone predictably with the media, said this is due to the nutmeg seed has shrunken to half and half shell so that it is said by the name nutmeg seed media, its content could reach 14%.

C seed nutmeg pods

This is a kind of type of nutmeg nutmeg seed which is often seen in already shell intact, without any wrinkles, but in terms of the appearance there is not a significant gloss. the contents of his oil could reach11%

D. Nutmeg seeds d Flash

the last type of nutmeg are classified based on the age of the harvestis nutmeg lightning/gloss, this type of allocation is not for this nutmeg distilled or drawn its, this is because the economic factor, because it had a kind of nutmeg in oil content low about 6%, so this type of nutmeg seeds tend to be used for seasoning Cook, both sold intact shell or already in the Peel, (nutmeg Peel later we discuss different types)

3. ways of post-harvest processing.

After we reap the fruit of the nutmeg which is considered already meets the criteria for distilled, i.e. approximately 4-8 months, do the next stages:

A peeled beans nutmeg by way of split to separate seeds with his flesh,

the nutmeg seed wet

B immediately separate the seeds with nutmeg Mace/Mace (nutmeg berfuli old red and yellow berfuli young nutmeg), it should be done, because if more than 12 hours will be changing shape (ROT) and will reduce the levels of oil from seeds or Mace, separation can be done with the grind-gilas seed nutmeg use a wire of ram.

Mace or nutmeg flower from seed nutmeg (red)

C do the nutmeg seed kinds by using direct, hot sun usually drying time with Ray matari directly takes 4-5 days to 1 day and the nutmeg seed for Mace. the weather is not good as the rainy season will affectdrying time seed nutmeg and nutmeg oil yield influence