Carob pod oil
Appearance
Carob pod oil (Algaroba oil) is an edible oil pressed from carob beans, used medicinally.[1]
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The fatty acid composition of carob pod oil is:[2]
Fatty acid | Percentage |
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Palmitic | 14.2% |
Stearic | 3.0% |
Oleic | 38.5% |
Linoleic | 43.6% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Carob@Everything2.com". Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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María P Maza; Rosario Zamora; Manuel Alaiz; Francisco J Hidalgo; Francisco Millán; Eduardo Vioque (1989). "Carob bean germ seed (Ceratonia siliqua): Study of the oil and proteins". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 46 (4). Institute de la Grasa y sus Derivados (CSIC), Apartado 1078, 41012-Sevilla, Spain: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 495–502. Bibcode:1989JSFA...46..495M. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740460411. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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