Impact of Pretreatment Methods on Yield and Composition of Cold-Pressed Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Seed Oil (2025)

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different pretreatment methods on the yield and chemical composition of <i>Nigella sativa</i> L. (i.e., black cumin) cold-pressed oil. Different pretreatment methods used included convection heating, microwave, ultrasound and pulsed electric fields (i.e.,