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Thursday 2 February 2017

Chart 403 - Oil Seeds 2

Oil Seeds 2 Chart
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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