Artichoke oil explained

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]

Percentage - 60% - 25% - 12% - 3%

Recently, artichoke oil has attracted some attention as a possible source of biodiesel.[2] [3]

References

  1. Web site: Plant Oils Used for Bio-diesel . BDPedia.com, the Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia . 2006-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104193206/http://www.bdpedia.com/biodiesel/plant_oils/plant_oils.html. 4 November 2006 . live.
  2. Cynara Cardunculus as an alternative crop for biodiesel production . Jorgelina Cecilia Pasqualino . May 3, 2004 . Rovira i Virgili University.
  3. Oil and paper pulp from Cynara cardunculus: preliminary results . Mlayah B. Benjelloun, S. de Lopez and M. Delmas . Industry Crops Prod . 6 . 3 . 10.1016/S0926-6690(97)00013-7 . 1997 . 233–236 . 2006-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926221701/http://www.kew.org/kbd/detailedresult.do?id=118333 . 2007-09-26 . dead .

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