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Mustard oil and seeds. Mustard oil can mean either the pressed oil used for cooking, or a pungent essential oil also known as volatile oil of mustard. The essential oil results from grinding mustard seed, mixing the grounds with water, and isolating the resulting volatile oil by distillation. It can also be produced by dry distillation of the seed.
Mustard seed is used as a spice. Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar, or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard. The seeds can also be pressed to make mustard oil, and the edible leaves can be eaten as mustard greens. Many vegetables are cultivated varieties of mustard plants; domestication may have ...
Cultivars of B. juncea are grown for their greens, and for the production of mustard oil. The mustard condiment made from the seeds of the B. juncea is called brown mustard and is considered to be spicier than yellow mustard. [7] [8] Because it may contain erucic acid, a potential toxin, mustard oil is restricted from import as a vegetable oil ...
In Pakistan, rapeseed-mustard is the second most important source of oil, after cotton. It is cultivated over an area of 307,000 hectares (1190 sq. mi.) with an annual production of 233,000 tonnes and contributes about 17% to the domestic production of edible oil. Mustard seeds are a rich source of oil and protein.
In 1998, adulterated mustard oil poisoning in Delhi resulted in widespread dropsy and deaths of 60 people and illness of more than 3000. [1] [2] [3] It was revealed that white oil, a petroleum product, was mixed with edible mustard oil. [4] Sale of mustard in loose quantity was banned by a court order, to prevent more health hazards. [5]
Edmond Fallot is a brand from Beaune, France, known for a wide variety of mustard products. The company was founded in 1840. French's is an American brand of prepared mustard: French's "Cream Salad" mustard, the original American yellow mustard, debuted at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. French's is now owned by McCormick & Company.
Cooking oil (also known as edible oil) is a plant or animal liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. Oil allows higher cooking temperatures than water, making cooking faster and more flavorful, while likewise distributing heat, reducing burning and uneven cooking. It sometimes imparts its own flavor.
Wooden beam used for extracting Mustard oil. Khokana is known for its mustard-oil harvesting process in which a heavy wooden beam is used to crush the mustard seeds to extract the oil. Another practice unique to Khokana is that the people here do not keep chickens and hens. Ducks are domesticated instead and can be seen in the pond of Khokana.