Abstract: using the pumpkin seed as material, The pumpkin seed oil respectively was extracted by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) technology and the soxhlet’s extraction methods(SEM). The content of unsaturated fat acid was increa sed in CO2 SFE. As a reference of the yield of the pumpkin seed oil, the suitable extracting conditions of CO2 SFE of pumpkin seed oil were 35Mpa extracting pressure, 35℃ extracting temperature, 2ml/min carbon dioxide flow rate and 120min extracting time.

Key words: Pumpkin seed oil , Supercritical fluid extraction , Study