Styrian Prekmurje Pumpkin Oil Kocbek
100% unrefined Styrian pumpkin seed oil, light label.
At the Kocbek oil mill, the Styrian Prekmurje pumpkin oil Slovenia was marked with a light label.
ŠStyrian Prekmurje Pumpkin Oil Slovenia with a protected geographical indication is an edible unrefined oil, produced by pressing roasted pumpkin seeds, which are obtained from pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo) and processed in the regions of Styria and Prekmurje. It is dark green to red in color, with a characteristic aromatic smell and taste.*
At the Kocbek oil mill, we have marked the Styrian Prekmurje pumpkin oil Slovenia with a light label (regarding the method of grinding pumpkin seeds). In the process of hot pressing for these oils, the seeds are ground in a roller mill, where the rollers are made of metal.
Na območju Štajerske in Prekmurja je dolgoletna tradicija pridelave oljnih buč in predelave bučnih semen v bučno olje, ki sega v 18. stoletje. O tem priča prva stiskalnica, ki je bila ustanovljena na Štajerskem že leta 1750.
V oljarni Kocbek še danes ohranjajo tradicijo predelave, ki so jo začeli leta 1929. Sodelujejo z lokalnimi (domačimi) pridelovalci in uporabljajo izključno surovino (bučna semena) slovenskega porekla.