triglyceride extracted from the plant is identical to the triglyceride used to prepare the extraction solvent i e the fatty acid alkyl ester as a result if the extracted triglyceride is subsequently used to prepare the fatty acid alkyl ester via a transesterification reaction the fatty acid alkyl ester in an extraction solution can be used as a solvent for the reaction and therefore needs not to be separated from the extracted triglyceride after the extraction process the fatty acid alkyl ester can be optionally separated from the extracted triglyceride by partially or completely removal from an extraction solution the removal step can be carried out by distillation using a vacuum column a short path vacuum distillation unit or any other suitable device known in the art whether to remove the fatty acid alkyl ester partially or completely from an extraction solution or to remove it at all depends on various factors such as the ratio between the fatty acid alkyl ester and the extracted triglyceride and the end use of the extracted triglyceride the extracted triglyceride can be further processed for use in the food and pharmaceutical industries it can also be used as a raw material for preparing fatty acid alkyl esters or fatty alcohols fatty acid alkyl esters are useful as diesel fuels lubricant oils or chemical intermediates fatty alcohols are useful as surfactants in detergent industry the specific examples below are to be construed as merely illustrative and not limitative of the remainder of the disclosure in any way whatsoever without further elaboration it is believed that one skilled in the art can based on the description herein utilize the present invention to its fullest extent all of the publications cited herein including patents are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.