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The composition of safflower seed

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  • Symposium on Safflower Conducted by the American Oil Chemist's Society at Its 39th Fall Meeting Program, Cincinnati, Ohio October 10–13, 1966
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Abstract

Safflower has some interesting variations in composition. Current commercial seed types have about 40% hull, 37% oil, and 23% meal. Varities also exist with from 59-18% hull and inversely varying oil and meal percentages. The fatty acid composition of the linoleic acid type oils is quite constant at about 78% linoleic, 11% oleic, 3% stearic, 6% palmitic. Experimental types have been described with about 45% oleic: 45% linoleic, 80% oleic: 10% linoleic, and with 10% stearic. Compositional data are reviewed with particular attention to major and minor constituents (especially linolenic acid) that influence safflower use.

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  1. Western Regional Research Laboratory, Albany, California

    T. H. Applewhite

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Applewhite, T.H. The composition of safflower seed. J Am Oil Chem Soc 43, 406–408 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02646800

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