Grape seed oil extraction: Interest of supercritical fluid extraction and gas-assisted mechanical extraction for enhancing polyphenol co-extraction in oil

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare three oil extraction methods and to evaluate their efficiency for producing an oil rich in polyphenols. The three extraction methods are screw pressing, extraction by supercritical CO 2 percolation and the combination of these two processes (Gas-Assisted Mechanical Expression: GAME). Screw pressing is the most efficient process for producing grape seed oil with a high yield, but supercritical CO 2 process permits an increase of polyphenol co-extraction with oil. The GAME process allows extraction of more polyphenols than screw pressing and constitutes an interesting process considering oil yield.