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Seeds from 37 species of plants in the family Cruciferae were analyzed for oil and protein, and the fatty acid composition of the oils was determined by gas-liquid chromatography. Erucic acid, generally considered characteristic of crucifer oils, occurs in about three-fourths of these species in amounts ranging from 3 to 59%. Some oils free of erucic acid contain up to 63% linolenic acid or up to 58% eicosenoic.
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A laboratory of the Northern Utilization Research and Development Division.
Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
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Mikolajczak, K.L., Miwa, T.K., Earle, F.R. et al. Search for new industrial oils. V. Oils of cruciferae. J Am Oil Chem Soc 38, 678–681 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02633053
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