Edible Jatropha Seeds

Edible High Performance Jatropha is Jatropower’s most innovative development to date

Every part of the seeds is useful for various purposes –fruit, fruit peel, kernels, seeds and shells.

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As part of the High Performance breeding programme, this seed produces a 4 – 6 times higher yield compared to wild Jatropha crops.

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Edible High Performance Jatropha is also free of toxins and produces not only bio-oil but also an very high quality protein, which can now also be used in the food sector.

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Compared to the Non-Edible High Performance, the application of the protein allows an increase in revenue yield of up to 145 %.

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Edible High Performance Jatropha thrives on degraded soils.

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By using previously unproductive soils, the sequestration performance of corresponding plantations can be certified and thus traded as part of the value addition.

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Compared to the Non-Edible High Performance, the application of the protein allows an increase in revenue yield of up to 145 %.

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Edible High Performance Jatropha is thus (along with Non-Edible High Performance Jatropha) the basis for the only form of CO2 removal from the atmosphere that is currently profitable.

Seed chararcteristic

Jatropower’s JPNT-1 cultivar is the first ever commercial, standardised, elite edible cultivar that came to the market.

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Edible jatropha variety

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Small sized plant with open canopy

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Early, profuse flowering

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High number of fruits per bunch

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High seasonality in fruiting

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Average seed weight: 0.6g

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Average oil content in seed: 40% w/w

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Continuous yield increase with increasing age up to 6 years

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Good drought tolerance and disease resistance

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Yield expectation based on results under our experimental conditions and assuming adequate plantation management:

2 to 2.5 tonnes of dry seeds per ha in year 5

Sales Conditions

Minimum order quantity 1000kg. Price to be bilaterally agreed with the client. We also offer co-operation or partnership models, please contact us for more information

One year old JPNT-1

JPNT-1 One year old, rainfed plantation in Africa

PNT-1, three year old plant

JPNT-1, four year old plant

JPNT-1 fruiting pattern

JPNT-1 typical fruit bunch

Videos

Xuta^TM – Edible Jstropha Curcas

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An edible mutant of jatropha exists naturally in Mexico and is traditionally consumed directly as roasted kernels or in the cooked form with other ingredients

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Xuta^TMoil is a healthy, edible vegetable oil containing 43% PUFA content (poly unsaturated fatty acids)

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The Xuta^TMkernel meal after oil extraction has more than 60% high quality protein (compared to 48% protein in high-protein soybean meal) is a healthy, edible vegetable oil containing 43% PUFA content (poly unsaturated fatty acids)

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The The protein quality of Xuta^TMhas been proven in several feeding trials

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Xuta^TMplants can be cultivated under conditions (stressful climate, poor soil) where other comparable crops such as soybean are not viable

What we do

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Jatropower has pioneered the selection and breeding of high-yielding non-toxic jatropha and markets it under ist registered trademark – Xuta^TM

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The first ever standardised edible jatropha elite seeds, JPNT1,was introduced by Jatropower, followed recently with JPNT2.

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Elite synthetic Xuta^TM cultivars and the first F1 hybrid Xuta^TM seeds are in the pipeline

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Jatropower is the only company that presently offers commercial quantities of standardised Xuta^TMseeds

Sustainable bioful feedstock

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Jatropha curcas has been identified as a promising energy crop with good quality oil and lower processing cost compared to other feedstocks. The plant has higher seed oil content and better adaptability to drought stress and degraded land.

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Land use: Jatropha can be grown on sub-optimal land, such as semi-arid areas, and can be intercropped with other plants.

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Water requirements: Jatropha requires less water compared to most other oilseed plants.

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Climate tolerance: Jatropha can tolerate harsh climate conditions and low precipitation levels.

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Pest and disease resistance: Jatropha is naturally resistant to many pests and diseases, and hence requires minimal energy input for pest control.

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Emissions: Burning Jatropha oil-based fuel emits fewer pollutants compared to fossil-based fuels

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By-products: Processing jatropha seeds into biodiesel produces by-products such as glycerine and residual seedcake, which can be used as industrial feedstock and organic fertilizer.

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Oil yield: Jatropha seeds contain up to 40% oil by weight.

What we do

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JATROPOWER produces superior quality jatropha seeds for plantation purpose through selection and breeding.

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JATROPOWER processes one of the most diverse jatropha genotype collections.

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We developed genetic tools for marker assisted selection and a scalable F1 Hybrid seed production – a first of a kind for jatropha.

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We develop robust techniques for jatropha seed processing and oil extraction.