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Extraction may be done either manually or
mechanically. To extract manually, it's best to harvest the fruit
in nylon bags. |
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Crush the fruits by trampling with feet. |
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Put the bags of crushed fruits into big plastic
containers and ferment to separate the gel mass embedding the
seeds. To hasten the fermentation process, put weights over the
bags or keep the fruits submerged in the liquid fruit mass.
The time of fermentation depends upon the ambient room temperature.
If temperature is above 25ºC, one day of fermentation may
be sufficient. If below, 2 days of fermentation may be needed.
Fermentation for more than 3 days may spoil the seeds quality. |
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Put the seeds in an open plastic container.
Then, fill up the container with water and stir the seeds to
allow the pieces of flesh and skin sticking on the seeds to float.
Incline the container and gently remove
the floating refuse, making sure that the seeds remain at the
bottom. |
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Repeat the washing several times, adding fresh
water to the container every time until all the flesh and gel
are completely removed, leaving clean seeds at the bottom. |
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