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Oil Seeds 2 Chart |
Spectrum Chart - 403 : Oil Seeds 2
1. Corn Kernels - Corn kernels are the
fruits of maize. Maize is a grain and the kernels are used in cooking
as a vegetable or a source of starch. Corn is a popular food
throughout the world in many forms. It is used in breakfast cereals
in the Western world and it is a grain that can be eaten raw off the
cob.
2. Olives - Olive oil is a fat obtained
from the olive, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin.
The oil is produced by pressing whole olives. It is commonly used in
cooking, whether for frying or as a salad dressing. It is also used
in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and soaps and as a fuel for traditional
oil lamps and finds uses in some religions.
3. Sesame Seeds - Sesame oil is an edible
vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. Besides being used as a
cooking oil in South India, it is often used as a flavour enhancer.
In Ayurvedic medicine, sesame oil is used for massaging as it is
believed to rid the body of heat due to its viscous nature upon
rubbing.
4. Sunflower Seeds - Sunflower oil is the
non-volatile oil compressed from the seeds of sunflower. Sunflower
oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil and in cosmetic
formulations as an emollient.
5. Groundnut Kernels - Groundnut oil is a
mild-tasting vegetable oil derived from peanuts. The oil is available
with a strong peanut flavour and aroma, analogous to sesame oil.
6. Soyabean - Soyabean oil is a vegetable
oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean. It is one of the most
widely consumed cooking oils. As a drying oil, processed soybean oil
is also used as a base for printing inks and oil paints.
7. Pumpkin Seeds - Pumpkin seed oil has an
intense nutty taste and is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Oil
has a bitter taste. Pumpkin seed oil serves as a salad dressing. The
oil is also used for desserts, giving ordinary vanilla ice cream a
nutty taste. It is considered a real delicacy in Austria and
Slovenia.
8. Oil Palm Fruits - Palm oil is an edible
vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp of the fruit of the oil
palms. Palm oil is one of the few highly saturated vegetable fats and
is semi-solid at room temperature. Palm oil is a common cooking
ingredient in the tropical belt of Africa, Southeast Asia and parts
of Brazil. Its use in the commercial food industry in other parts of
the world is widespread because of its lower cost.
9. Neem Seeds - Neem oil is a vegetable
oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of the neem. Neem oil is not
used for cooking purposes. In India, it is used for preparing
cosmetics and in Ayurvedic, Unani and folklore traditional medicine.
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