Utilization of the seed of the Chinese tallow tree

Abstract

Conclusions The experiments described above indicate that the seed of the Chinese tallow tree can readily be processed in equipment available in many oil mills. The most promising products are tallow, stillingia oil, and high protein flour. There is also the possibility of utilizing the shell and the fiber. Thus it has been established that the seed has a definite market value. Whether or not Chinese tallow tree culture can be profitable will depend on the cost of raising the trees and harvesting the seeds in this country. This problem is being actively studied by Dr. Potts of Texas A. & M. and others. It has been estimated (12) that 160 trees can be grown per acre which would yield after six years somewhat over 60 pounds of seed per tree or 10,000 pounds per acre. The Chinese tallow tree as a source of valuable seeds should continue to receive serious consideration.

Extraction and Characterization of Seed Oil from Naturally Grown Chinese Tallow Trees

“…All CVT samples appear as a white, low density, waxy solid at room temperature regardless of the extraction solvents and methods used. The tallow coating itself is a white fibrous waxy solid that consists mainly of lipids and cellulose [4]. In addition, pretreatment with a 3 % aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution removed most of the water soluble extractives in the tallow coating.…”

“…Seeds of CTT are the size of a pea, and an outer coating of vegetable tallow and fiber cover a hard, brittle shell which contains a small embryo and abundant endosperm. The endosperm is composed of a high protein meal and a drying oil [4]. The CTT seed contains approximately 40-70 % fatty acids and yields two different types of fats: a nontoxic ''Chinese vegetable tallow (CVT),'' which is in the external tallow coating, and mildly toxic kernel oil in the endosperm which is commonly called ''stillingia oil (SO).''…”

Seedbank Potential of Chinese Tallow Tree (Triadica sebifera) in a Texas Bottomland Hardwood Forest

“…Holland and Meinke (1948) report that the defatted, dehulled seed meal may be used as a livestock feed supplement or to enrich baking flours. A refined oil referred to as "stillingia", derived from the endosperm, is a drying oil used for paints and varnishes (Bolley and McCormack, 1950) . Stillingia became more widely available for commercial use when the post WWII price of exported linseed and tung oils from Argentina and China became economically infeasible (Howes, 1949).…”

“…A mature stand of Chinese tallow can produce copious seed crops in excess of 10,000 pounds of seed per acre annually (Potts, 1946;Bolley and McCormack, 1950;Conway et al, 2000). Hsu (1928) and Lin et al (1958) indicate that "useful" (i.e., high lipid content) seed crop production may be expected within five years, and that yields do not decline appreciably for 25 to 30 years.…”

Weathering effects on Chinese tallow fruit lipid content

“…The growing energy problem has brought about the consideration of many plants as possible renewable energy sources (1). Among these plants is the Chinese tallow tree (Sepium sebiferum), which produces fruit high in saturated and unsaturated lipids (2,3) to yield up to 12 barrels of oil per acre (4). The characteristics of this oil have been studied (2,5,6).…”