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Tobacco seed oil, from the seeds of Nicotiana tabacum and other Nicotiana species. Edible if purified. [144] Tomato seed oil is a potentially valuable by-product, as a cooking oil, from the waste seeds generated from processing tomatoes. [145] Wheat germ oil, used nutritionally and in cosmetic preparations, high in vitamin E and octacosanol. [146]
Technically, a seed oil is a cooking oil made by pressing seeds to extract the fat. But the current pariahs are canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soy, rice bran, sunflower, and safflower oils.
Seed oils are characterized by the industrial process used to extract the oil from the seed and a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). [10] Critics' "hateful eight" oils consist of canola, corn, cottonseed, soy, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, and rice bran oils, [ 8 ] which are creations of industrialization in the early ...
Healthy fats include extra-virgin olive oil, grapeseed oil, nuts, avocados, and seeds. Five to seven servings, which is a teaspoon of oil, an ounce of avocado, or two walnuts, per day is ...
A popular variation [3] [4] of the black-eyed pea is the purple hull pea or mud-in-your-eye pea; it is usually green with a prominent purple or pink spot. The currently accepted botanical name for the black-eyed pea is Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata , [ 5 ] although previously it was classified in the genus Phaseolus .
Groceries are eating up more than just your time — about $270 per week for the average American household. That’s $1,080 a month or a gut-punching $14,051 a year. Yikes. But before you start ...
Niger seeds resemble sunflower seeds in shape, but are smaller in size and black. It bears a fairly thick, adherent seed coat and can be stored for up to a year without deterioration. Niger seed contains proteins, oil and soluble sugars. Niger seeds are used as bird feed worldwide. Commercial niger seed is grown in Africa, India and other areas ...
Macroptilium atropurpureum, commonly referred to as purple bush-bean, [2] or siratro is a perennial legume recognized by its climbing, dense, green vines and deep purple flowers. [3] The plant is indigenous to the tropical and subtropical regions of North, Central, and South America, as far north as Texas in the USA and as far south as Peru and ...