Pongamia Fruit Seed

PONGAMIA FRUIT SEEDS :

Pongamia pinnata has been found to be one of the most
suitable species for Biofuel being widely grown, it is N2-fixing trace, not brought by animals and oil is
non-edible. It is tolerant to water logging, saline and alkaline soils, it can
withstand harsh climates (medium to high rainfall). It can be planted on
degraded lands farmers field boundaries, Wastelands / fallow lands and could be
grown across the country Pongamia seeds contain 30-40% oil.

The seeds are largely exploited for extraction of non-edible
oil commercially known as Karanja oil, which is well known for its medicinal
properties. So far there is no systematic organized collection of seeds.
Mixture seeds consist of 95% kernel and are reported to contain about 27.0- 40%
oil. The yield of oil is reported to be about 24 to 26.5% if mechanical
expellers are used for the recovery of oil from the kernels. The crude oil is
yellow orange to brown in color, which deepens on standing. It has a bitter
taste, disagreeable odour, and its non-edible.