“The nuts have 80 per cent oil content, therefore, 1kg of crushed nuts can produce almost a litre of cooking oil. On the other hand, 4kg of either sunflower or sesame seeds produce a litre of oil,” says Anyango. Sunflower oil, on the other hand, retails at Sh80 for 300ml and Sh170 for 500ml while a litre goes for Sh350. Monica Anyango, Morgem group’s oil quality controller pours ingredients into the oil extracting machine to produce crude oil. They help in lowering cholesterol level and they are good antibacterial agent,” he says, adding candlenut oil can be used to treat wounds, burns and ulcers.

Source: Daily Nation March 10, 2017 17:36 UTC