black seed oil
Nigella sativa L. · a fixed oil obtained from the seed with supercritical CO2. in sample analysis thymoquinone is about 4.61 % (w/w); per its sheet, more than half of the fatty acids are linoleic acid.
- document
- pc·b·01
- revision
- 2026.10
- status
- preview
- plant
- black cumin product sheet
- botanical name
- Nigella sativa L. product sheet
- plant part
- seed product sheet
- product type
- fixed oil (seed oil) product sheet
- process
- supercritical CO2 extraction · extraction agent natural carbon dioxide · no co-solvent brand statement
- molecular distillation
- not applied; products are obtained by supercritical CO2 extraction only brand statement
- key value
- thymoquinone ≈ 4.61 % (w/w, sample analysis) · linoleic acid 50–65 % analysis report
- parameters on the sheet
- density, iodine and saponification value, moisture and volatiles, insoluble impurities, fatty acid distribution, peroxide value product sheet
- profile range
- in the sheet table below product sheet
- batch
- products are currently sample based; batch records and batch analyses start with serial production at serial production
- category and application
- food supplement · b2b: food, supplement and cosmetic r&d projects brand statement
- limitation
- insoluble in water; keep away from strong oxidisers, heat and sparks. in b2b use the target product's regulations are assessed separately product sheet
- packaging
- 50 ml glass bottle, glass dropper current site
- storage
- cool and dry; away from sun, heat and light; tightly closed. shelf life goes on the label at serial production product sheet
- document status
- sheet product sheet · available on request
CoA CoA · per sample · on request
QR purity passport · at serial production
status tags: “product sheet” and “analysis report” mean the information comes from a document; “brand statement” is purity call's own information; “at serial production” marks what will be added with serial production.
02product sheet
values on the sheet.
- 16:0palmitic8–15 %
- 18:0stearicmax. 4 %
- 18:1oleic18–30 %
- 18:2linoleic50–65 %
- other fatty acidsmax. 10 %
- colour
- brown
- density
- 0,92 g/cm³
- iodine value
- 90–120
- thymoquinone (HPLC, UV 256 nm)
- ≈ 4.61 % (w/w) · from a measured 42.3971 mg/ml and a density of 0.92 g/cm³ · sample analysis analysis report
- saponification value
- 180–200 mg KOH/g
- soap
- 0 ppm
- moisture and volatiles (105 °C)
- max. 0.2 % (m/m)
- insoluble impurities
- max. 0.05 % (m/m)
- peroxide value
- 0–10 meq O2/kg
- solubility in water
- insoluble
- aspect
- clear
- additives and artificial antioxidants (BHA, BHT)
- none
- chemical refining
- none
- gmo
- contains no gmo and is not produced from gmo (sheet statement)
- allergens
- none of the 14 allergen groups on the sheet is present
- origin
- turkey
all values in this section come from the product sheet; a value from another document carries its own tag. sheet issue date 18.02.2025. the site shows only product information; the full sheet and analysis reports are shared individually on request. values are ranges or limits, not the result of a single batch.