Pomegranate seed oil
Pomegranate seed oil is pressed or CO2-extracted from the small seeds left after pomegranate juice production. Its main fatty acid is punicic acid, a conjugated linolenic acid that usually makes up most of the oil. Because seed yields are low it is a specialty oil, sold mainly as cold-pressed or CO2-extracted oil for cosmetics and, in smaller volumes, for supplements.
Suppliers sell different products under the same name. Specify the one you need.
Oil pressed from dried seed and filtered, the most common grade.
Solvent-free extract, often with a lighter color and a stated punicic acid level.
Refined grade with less color and odor for cosmetic formulas.
Oil from organic fruit processing, offered by a few suppliers.
Compare each result with your own specification when the lot arrives.
Store sealed, cool and away from light, with minimal headspace; conjugated fatty acids like punicic acid oxidize readily. Shelf life is set by the supplier specification, and peroxide value is retested before using aged stock.
Punicic acid level and color vary by fruit variety and seed drying, so record the fatty acid profile and oxidation values for each lot. Rotate first-expiry, first-out.
Facts from regulators and standards bodies, each linked to its source.
Health Canada's Natural Health Products Ingredients Database lists Punica Granatum Seed Oil (pomegranate seed oil) as a non-medicinal emollient for topical use.
Source: webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Punica granatum (POL-NF-00639) covers the seed oil among other parts and lists the seed oil as a novel food not yet authorised.
Source: ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)This is general information, not regulatory advice. Status differs by country and by how the ingredient is used, so check the rules for your product and market.
Manufacturers and distributors whose own websites say they sell it.
Manufacturer · Deerfield, IL
US oleochemical producer whose personal care unit (which absorbed Jeen International) sources, blends and refines natural oils and butters in cosmetic, food and pharma grades, and makes glycerin.
Suppliers are in alphabetical order and none pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Ask for the specification sheet and a recent COA before you order, and confirm details with the supplier.
Common forms include cold-pressed oil, supercritical CO2 extract, refined oil and organic. Ask each supplier for the specification sheet of the exact grade they quote.
Expect fatty acid profile, peroxide and anisidine values, free fatty acids, heavy metals and pesticide residues, each with its method, specification and result for that lot.
Store sealed, cool and away from light, with minimal headspace; conjugated fatty acids like punicic acid oxidize readily. Shelf life is set by the supplier specification, and peroxide value is retested before using aged stock.
Health Canada's Natural Health Products Ingredients Database lists Punica Granatum Seed Oil (pomegranate seed oil) as a non-medicinal emollient for topical use. The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Punica granatum (POL-NF-00639) covers the seed oil among other parts and lists the seed oil as a novel food not yet authorised.
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