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  2. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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    Considered promising as a food or fuel oil. [89] Grape seed oil, a cooking and salad oil, also sprayed on raisins to help them retain their flavor. [90] Hemp oil, a high quality food oil [91] also used to make paints, varnishes, resins and soft soaps. [92] Kapok seed oil, from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra, used as an edible oil, and in soap ...

  3. List of soy-based foods - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of soy-based foods. The soybean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses. The plant is classed as an oilseed rather than a pulse by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Many foods and dishes are prepared using soybeans as a primary ingredient.

  4. Vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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    A large quantity of used vegetable oil is produced and recycled, mainly from industrial deep fryers in potato processing plants, snack food factories and fast food restaurants. Recycled oil has numerous uses, including use as a direct fuel, as well as in the production of biodiesel, livestock feed, pet food, soap, detergent, cosmetics, and ...

  5. Portal:Food - Wikipedia

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    Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate ...

  6. Isothiocyanate - Wikipedia

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    Isothiocyanates occur widely in nature and are of interest in food science and medical research. [1] Vegetable foods with characteristic flavors due to isothiocyanates include bok choy , broccoli , cabbage , cauliflower , kale , wasabi , horseradish , mustard , radish , Brussels sprouts , watercress , papaya seeds, nasturtiums , and capers . [ 1 ]

  7. Mineral oil - Wikipedia

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    The use of food grade mineral oil is self-limiting because of its laxative effect, and is not considered a risk in food for any age class. [26] The maximum daily intake is calculated to be about 100 mg (1.5 gr), of which some 80 mg (1.2 gr) are contributed from its use on machines in the baking industry.

  8. Python (programming language) - Wikipedia

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    Python uses dynamic typing and a combination of reference counting and a cycle-detecting garbage collector for memory management. [77] It uses dynamic name resolution (late binding), which binds method and variable names during program execution. Its design offers some support for functional programming in the Lisp tradition.

  9. Rice bran oil - Wikipedia

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    Rice bran oil is the oil extracted from the hard outer brown layer of rice called bran. It is known for its high smoke point of 232 °C (450 °F) and mild flavor, making it suitable for high-temperature cooking methods such as stir frying and deep frying .