Abstract
Onseeds are grown for the vegetable oil and the residue of tissue which is protein-rich. World output in 1972, as far as records can show, was 119 million tons, 7 million more than in 1971 when the total was already 3 million tons more than in 1970. The probable protein contribution of oilseeds was 40 million tons, roughly half the contribution of cereals from about one-tenth of the original bulk, which is why oñseeds are valuable in animal feed. Outside the growing areas they are not popular for human diet other than in compounding, although the oils are popular as fats which do not carry a threat of heart failure.
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Jones, A. (1974). Oilseeds. In: World Protein Resources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7161-8_16
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