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American safflower seed oil

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The chemical and physical characteristics of a sample of hot pressed oil from saflower seed grown in Montana have been determined. This oil was found to contain 87.72 per cent of unsaturated acids, and 5.92 per cent of saturated acids.

The composition of the oil has been determined with the following results, and, for comparison, results for sunflower seed and soy bean oils previously obtained, are also given.

It will be observed that safflower oil contains a considerably larger proportion of linolic acid and less oleic acid than either of the other two oils, and this fact would account for its superior drying power.

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  1. Oil, Fat and Wax Laboratory Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States Department of Agriculture, USA

    George S. Jamieson & Samuel I. Gertler

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  1. George S. Jamieson
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Jamieson, G.S., Gertler, S.I. American safflower seed oil. Oil Fat Ind 6, 11–13 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02575117

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