Artichoke oil is extracted from the seeds of the Cynara cardunculus (cardoon). It is similar in composition to safflower and sunflower oil. The fatty acid composition of artichoke oil is:[1]
| Fatty acid | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Linoleic | 60% |
| Oleic | 25% |
| Palmitic | 12% |
| Stearic | 3% |
Recently, artichoke oil has attracted some attention as a possible source of biodiesel.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Plant Oils Used for Bio-diesel". BDPedia.com, the Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
- ^ Jorgelina Cecilia Pasqualino (May 3, 2004). "Cynara Cardunculus as an alternative crop for biodiesel production" (Document). Rovira i Virgili University.
- ^ Mlayah B. Benjelloun, S. de Lopez and M. Delmas (1997). "Oil and paper pulp from Cynara cardunculus: preliminary results". Industry Crops Prod. 6 (3): 233–236. doi:10.1016/S0926-6690(97)00013-7. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2006-11-18.233-236&rft.date=1997&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/S0926-6690(97)50013-7&rft.au=Mlayah B. Benjelloun, S. de Lopez and M. Delmas&rft_id=http://www.kew.org/kbd/detailedresult.do?id=118333&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Artichoke oil" class="Z3988">
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