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  2. Types of plant oils - Wikipedia

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    There are three primary types of plant oil, differing both the means of extracting the relevant parts of the plant, and in the nature of the resulting oil: Vegetable fats and oils were historically extracted by putting part of the plant under pressure, squeezing out the oil. Macerated oils consist of a base oil to which parts of plants are added.

  3. What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Olive Oil Every Day

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    One study, where researchers examined data from over 90,000 Americans, found that those who consumed more than half a tablespoon of olive oil each day had a 28% lower risk of dying from dementia ...

  4. Vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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    The production process of vegetable oil involves the removal of oil from plant components, typically seeds. This can be done via mechanical extraction using an oil mill or chemical extraction using a solvent. The extracted oil can then be purified and, if required, refined or chemically altered. [citation needed]

  5. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    All other "tsp" units in the "Defined" column are indeed defined as 1 ⁄ 6 fl oz, the current 3 tsp = 1 tbsp amount. * Discrepancies due to size, generally disregarded as at the scale it becomes a factor, the person generally is using the next size up measuring cup (i.e.: 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 fl oz is likely to be straight measured in an ounce cup and ...

  6. Measuring spoon - Wikipedia

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    Metric measuring spoons, 1–125 mL Measuring Spoons, 1 ⁄ 8 thru 1 tablespoon Micro scoops for measuring milligram units of compounds; 6–10 mg (black), 10–15 mg (red), 25–30 mg (yellow) A measuring spoon is a spoon used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry, when cooking. Measuring spoons may be made of plastic ...

  7. Pinch (unit) - Wikipedia

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    ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ UK salt spoon is an amount of space that can accommodate 15 British imperial minims (⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ British imperial fluid drachm or ⁠ 1 / 32 ⁠ British imperial fluid ounce; about 14·41 US customary minims (0·24 US customary fluid dram or 0·03 US customary fluid ounce) or 0·89 millilitres) of liquid.

  8. Molten salt - Wikipedia

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    This thermal storage is used in concentrated solar power plants. [8] [9] Molten-salt reactors are a type of nuclear reactor that uses molten salt(s) as a coolant or as a solvent in which the fissile material is dissolved. Experimental salts using lithium can be formed that have a melting point of 116 °C while still having a heat capacity of 1. ...

  9. Tea seed oil - Wikipedia

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    Wild Camellia oleifera contains ~47% oil, whilst cultivated varieties have shown oil content from 42 to 53%. [3] Oil analysis of cultivated varieties showed : ~76-82% oleic acid; 5-11% linoleic acid; 7.5-10% palmitic acid; 1.5-3% stearic acid - the ratios are similar to that found in wild oleifera. [3] The composition is similar to that of ...