A composition for treating respiratory diseases and strengthening the immune system is provided including a synergic mixture of a) oil extracted from seeds of the plant Nigella sativa diluted in propylene glycol with b) an alcoholic extract with ethanol obtained from aerial parts of the plant Asclepias curassavica. The composition is prepared by (a) extracting seed oil from the Nigella sativa plant, adding the extracted seed oil to propylene glycol; (b) macerating aerial parts of Asclepias curassavica plants in ethanol with a resting time if subjected to a water bath or another resting time without the water bath, straining and filtering; c) mixing a volume of the alcoholic extract of Asclepias curassavica with a volume of oil extracted from the seeds of the Nigella sativa plant diluted in propylene glycol; d) shaking and letting it rest.

A composition for treating respiratory diseases and strengthening the immune system is provided including a synergic mixture of a) oil extracted from seeds of the plant Nigella sativa diluted in propylene glycol with b) an alcoholic extract with ethanol obtained from aerial parts of the plant Asclepias curassavica. The composition is prepared by (a) extracting seed oil from the Nigella sativa plant, adding the extracted seed oil to propylene glycol; (b) macerating aerial parts of Asclepias curassavica plants in ethanol with a resting time if subjected to a water bath or another resting time without the water bath, straining and filtering; c) mixing a volume of the alcoholic extract of Asclepias curassavica with a volume of oil extracted from the seeds of the Nigella sativa plant diluted in propylene glycol; d) shaking and letting it rest.

A process and a device for obtaining oil from seeds, wherein at least one of the parameters of moisture, fiber content and oil content of the pressed material is continuously measured and evaluated, thus making it possible to continuously control at least one of the following variables: moisture of the pressed material, speed of the press drive and amount of an extraction agent supplied. The oil yield can be increased, the fluctuations in the oil yield can be reduced and energy can be saved by implementing the device-related and process-related features according to the invention.

A process and a device for obtaining oil from seeds, wherein at least one of the parameters of moisture, fiber content and oil content of the pressed material is continuously measured and evaluated, thus making it possible to continuously control at least one of the following variables: moisture of the pressed material, speed of the press drive and amount of an extraction agent supplied. The oil yield can be increased, the fluctuations in the oil yield can be reduced and energy can be saved by implementing the device-related and process-related features according to the invention.

A method of extracting oil from biological raw material includes creating a slurry of biological raw material, raising or lowering a pH of the slurry to separate lipid and protein components in the slurry, further separating the lipid and protein components into a first lipid rich phase and a protein rich phase, adjusting a pH of the first lipid rich phase to a point at which additional proteins in the first lipid rich phase coagulate, and recovering a second lipid rich phase from the additional coagulated proteins.

A method for obtaining an olive oil in situ, which comprises the operation of packaging and preserving a dry olive preparation formed from an olive paste that is firstly frozen and then freeze-dried in a capsule, preferably a single-dose capsule; and the operation of reconstituting the olive paste by hydrating it inside the capsule to obtain an olive oil that will be extracted from the capsule by pressure. The capsule comprises a filtering membrane having micro-perforations suitable for retaining the preparation and the passage of traces of olive wastewater or water particles therethrough, which may contain an olive oil obtainable from rehydrating the olive paste inside the receptacle and a machine for cooperating with the capsule comprising an injection head of a liquid and a piston prepared for pressing the preparation and subjecting it to a pressure greater than 10 bar.

A method for obtaining an olive oil in situ, which comprises the operation of packaging and preserving a dry olive preparation formed from an olive paste that is firstly frozen and then freeze-dried in a capsule, preferably a single-dose capsule; and the operation of reconstituting the olive paste by hydrating it inside the capsule to obtain an olive oil that will be extracted from the capsule by pressure. The capsule comprises a filtering membrane having micro-perforations suitable for retaining the preparation and the passage of traces of olive wastewater or water particles therethrough, which may contain an olive oil obtainable from rehydrating the olive paste inside the receptacle and a machine for cooperating with the capsule comprising an injection head of a liquid and a piston prepared for pressing the preparation and subjecting it to a pressure greater than 10 bar.

The present invention pertains to the recombinant manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Specifically, it relates to acyltransferase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding said acyltransferases as well as vectors, host cells, non-human transgenic organisms containing said polynucleotides. Moreover, the present invention contemplates methods for the manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as oils obtained by such methods.

The present invention pertains to the recombinant manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Specifically, it relates to acyltransferase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding said acyltransferases as well as vectors, host cells, non-human transgenic organisms containing said polynucleotides. Moreover, the present invention contemplates methods for the manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as oils obtained by such methods.

PROBLEM To provide a composition comprising highly enriched PUFA or its alkyl esters while containing fatty acid esters of 3-MCPD at adequately low concentrations and to provide an efficient method for producing the composition. MEANS FOR SOLVING A composition that contains fatty acids or fatty acid alkyl esters as its major component, the composition containing highly unsaturated fatty acid or alkyl ester thereof, wherein the proportion of the highly unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids of the composition is 50 area % or more and wherein the concentration of 3-MCPD as found upon analyzing the composition by American Oil Chemists' Society official method Cd 29b-13 assay A is less than 1.80 ppm.