Conclusion
The NAM employing a 1.4:10.0 water-to-pecan kernel slurry ratio recovered 97.73% of oils from the pecan seed kernels which had 70.47% crude oil content and produced de-oiled pecan meal with only 5.14% of oil content. The NAM did not produce waste water during oil extraction. This method had a higher OR as compared to SE and EAAM employing large amounts of water in terms of producing First Class edible oils. The high quality de-oiled pecan meal produced can be used for edible purposes without further refinement.