NOVELTY – Obtaining annatto seed oil involves processing annatto seeds in presence of supercritical carbon dioxide at 20-40 megapascal pressure and 313-333 Kelvin temperature to obtain tocotrienol. USE – Method for obtaining annatto seed oil (claimed). ADVANTAGE – The method enables to obtain annatto seed oil in a simple and efficient manner.
D23 (Oils, fats and waxes – including fatty acids, essential oils, but excluding butter (substitutes) and montan wax (C11B, C).); E13 (Heterocyclics.)