List of vegetable oils
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The list of vegetable oils includes all vegetable oils that are extracted from plants by placing the relevant part of the plant under pressure, to squeeze the oil out. Although few plants are entirely without oil, the oil from a small set of major oil crops [1] complemented by a few dozen minor oil crops[2] has become widely used and traded.
Oils may also be extracted from plants by dissolving parts of plants in water or another solvent, and distilling the oil (known as essential oils), or by infusing parts of plants in a base oil (a process known as maceration; see list of macerated oils). The distilled essential oils often have quite different properties and uses to vegetable oils, and are listed in the list of essential oils.
Vegetable oils can be classified in several ways, for example:
- By source: most, but not all vegetable oils are extracted from the fruits or seeds of plants, and the oils may be classified by grouping oils from similar plants, such as "nut oils".
- By use: oils from plants are used in cooking, for fuel, for cosmetics, for medical purposes, and for other industrial purposes.
The vegetable oils are grouped below in common classes of use.
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[edit] Edible oils
- See also: Cooking oil
[edit] Major oils
These oils account for a significant fraction of world-wide edible oil production. All are also used as fuel oils.
- Coconut oil, a cooking oil, high in saturated fat, particularly used in baking and cosmetics.[3]
- Corn oil, a common cooking oil with little odor or taste.[4]
- Cottonseed oil, used in manufacturing potato chips and other snack foods. Very low in trans fats.[5]
- Canola oil (a variety of rapeseed oil), one of the most widely used cooking oils, from a (trademarked) cultivar of rapeseed.[6]
- Olive oil, used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps.[7]
- Palm oil, the most widely produced tropical oil. Also used to make biofuel.[8]
- Peanut oil (Ground nut oil), a clear oil used for dressing salads and, due to its high smoke point, especially used for frying.[9]
- Safflower oil, produced for export for over 50 years, first for use in paint industry, now mostly as a cooking oil.[10]
- Sesame oil, cold pressed as light cooking oil, hot pressed for a darker and stronger flavor.[11]
- Soybean oil, produced as a byproduct of processing soy meal.[12]
- Sunflower oil, a common cooking oil, also used to make biodiesel.[13]
[edit] Nut oils
Nut oils are generally used in cooking, for their flavor. They are also quite costly, because of the difficulty of extracting the oil.
- Almond oil, used as an edible oil, but primarily in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.[14]
- Cashew oil, somewhat comparable to olive oil. May have value for fighting dental cavities.[15]
- Hazelnut oil, mainly used for its flavor. Also used in skin care, because of its slight astringent nature.[16][17]
- Macadamia oil, strongly flavored, contains no trans-fats, and a good balance of omega-3 and omega-6.[18]
- Pecan oil, valued as a food oil, but requiring fresh pecans for good quality oil.[19]
- Pistachio oil, strongly flavored oil, particularly for use in salads.[20]
- Walnut oil, used for its flavor, also used by Renaissance painters in oil paints.[21][22]
[edit] Oils from melon and gourd seeds
Members of the cucurbitaceae include gourds, melons, pumpkins and squashes. Seeds from these plants are noted for their oil content, but little information is available on methods of extracting the oil. In most cases, the plants are grown as food, with dietary use of the oils as a byproduct of using the seeds as food.[23]
- Bottle gourd oil, extracted from the seeds of the Lagenaria siceraria, widely grown in tropical regions throughout the world. Used medicinally and as an edible oil.[24]
- Buffalo gourd oil, from the seeds of the Cucurbita foetidissima, a vine with a rank odor, native to southwest North America.[25]
- Pumpkin seed oil, a specialty cooking oil, produced in Austria and Slovenia. Poor tolerance for high temperatures.[26]
- Watermelon seed oil, pressed from the seeds of Citrullus vulgaris. Traditionally used in cooking in West Africa.[27]
[edit] Food supplements
A number of oils are used as food supplements, for their nutrient content or medical effect.
- Acai oil, from the fruit of several species of the Açaí Palm (Euterpe). Grown in the Amazon region. Similar to grape seed oil. Used in cosmetics and as a food supplement.[28]
- Blackcurrant seed oil, used as a food supplement, because of high content of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.[29]
- Borage seed oil, similar to blackcurrant seed oil, used primarily medicinally.[30]
- Evening primrose oil, used as a food supplement for its purported medicinal properties.[31]
[edit] Other edible oils
- Amaranth oil, high in squalene and unsaturated fatty acids, used in food and cosmetic industries.[32]
- Apricot oil, similar to, but much cheaper than almond oil, which it resembles. Only obtained from certain cultivars.[33]
- Argan oil, a food oil from Morocco that has also attracted recent attention in Europe.[34]
- Artichoke oil, extracted from the seeds of the Cynara cardunculus. Similar in use and composition to safflower and sunflower oil.[35]
- Avocado oil, used a substitute for olive oil.[36] Also used in cosmetics.[37] Unusually high smoke point of 510°F.[38]
- Babassu oil, similar to, and used as a substitute for, coconut oil.[39]
- Ben oil, extracted from the seeds of the Moringa oleifera. High in behenic acid. Extremely stable edible oil. Also suitable for biofuel.[citation needed]
- Borneo tallow nut oil, extracted from the fruit of species of genus Shorea. Used as a substitute for cocoa butter, and to make soap, candles, cosmetics and medicines.[40]
- Carob pod oil (Algaroba oil), from carob, used medicinally.[41]
- Cohune oil, from the Attalea cohune (cohune palm), similar to coconut oil in makeup and usage[42]
- Coriander seed oil, from coriander seeds, used medicinally. Also used as a flavoring agent in pharmaceutical and food industries.[43]
- False flax oil made of the seeds of Camelina sativa, available in Russia as ryjhikovoye maslo (рыжиковое масло). Considered promising as a food or fuel oil.[44]
- Grape seed oil, suitable for cooking at high temperatures. Also used as a salad oil, and in cosmetics.[45]
- Hemp oil, a high quality food oil.[46]
- Kapok seed oil, used as an edible oil, and in soap production.[47]
- Lallemantia oil, from the seeds of Lallemantia iberica, discovered at archeological sites in northern Greece.[48]
- Meadowfoam seed oil, highly stable oil, with over 98% long-chain fatty acids. Competes with rapeseed oil for industrial applications. [49]
- Mustard oil (pressed), used in India as a cooking oil. Also used as a massage oil.[50]
- Okra seed oil (Hibiscus seed oil), from the seed of the Hibiscus esculentus. Composed predominantly of oleic and linoleic acids.[51]
- Perilla seed oil, high in omega-3 fatty acids. Used as an edible oil, for medicinal purposes, in skin care products and as a drying oil.[52]
- Pequi oil, extracted from the seeds of Caryocar brasiliensis. Used in Brazil as a highly prized cooking oil.[53]
- Pine nut oil. An expensive food oil, from pine nuts, used in salads and as a condiment. [54]
- Poppyseed oil, used for cooking,[55] moisturizing skin,[56] in paints and varnishes,[57] and in soaps.
- Prune kernel oil, marketed as a gourmet cooking oil.[58]
- Quinoa oil, similar in composition and use to corn oil.[59]
- Ramtil oil, pressed from the seeds of the one of several species of genus Guizotia abyssinica (Niger pea) in India and Ethiopia. Used for both cooking and lighting.[60]
- Rice bran oil, suitable for high temperature cooking. Widely used in Asia.[61]
- Tea oil (Camellia oil), widely used in southern China as a cooking oil. Also used in making soaps, hair oils and a variety of other products.[62]
- Thistle oil, pressed from the seeds of Silybum marianum. Relatively unstable. Also used for skin care products.[63]
- Wheat germ oil, used as a food supplement, and for its "grainy" flavor. Also used medicinally. Highly unstable.[64]
[edit] Oils used for biofuel
- See also: Vegetable oil used as fuel
A number of the oils listed above are used for biofuel (biodiesel and Straight Vegetable Oil) in addition to having other uses. A number of oils are used only as biofuel.[65][66]
Although diesel engines were invented, in part, with vegetable oil in mind,[67] diesel fuel is almost exclusively petroleum-based. Rising oil prices have made biodiesel more attractive. Vegetable oils are evaluated for use as a biofuel based on:
- Suitability as a fuel, based on flash point, energy content, viscosity, combustion products and other factors
- Cost, based in part on yield, effort required to grow and harvest, and post-harvest processing cost
[edit] Multipurpose oils also used as biofuel
The oils listed immediately below are all (primarily) used for other purposes - all but tung oil are edible - but have been considered for use as biofuel.
- Castor oil, lower cost than many candidates. Kinematic viscosity may be an issue.[68]
- Coconut oil (copra oil), promising for local use in places that produce coconuts.[69]
- Corn oil, appealing because of the abundance of maize as a crop.
- Cottonseed oil, shown in one study not to be cost effective when compared with standard diesel.[70]
- False flax oil, from Camelina sativa, used in Europe in oil lamps until the 18th century.[44]
- Hemp oil, relatively low in emissions. High flash point. Production is problematic in some countries because of its association with marijuana.[71]
- Mustard oil, shown to be comparable to Canola oil as a biofuel.[72]
- Palm oil, very popular for biofuel, but the environmental impact from growing large quantities of oil palms has recently called the use of palm oil into question.[73]
- Peanut oil, used in one of the first demonstrations of the Diesel engine in 1900.[67]
- Radish oil. Wild radish contains up to 48% oil, making it appealing as a fuel.[74]
- Rapeseed oil, the most common base oil used in Europe in biodiesel production.[66]
- Ramtil oil, used for lighting in India.[75]
- Rice bran oil, appealing because of lower cost than many other vegetable oils. Widely grown in Asia.[76]
- Safflower oil, explored recently as a biofuel in Montana.[77]
- Soybean oil, not economical as a fuel crop, but appealing as a byproduct of soybean crops for other uses.[66]
- Sunflower oil, suitable as a fuel, but not necessarily cost effective.[78]
[edit] Inedible oils used only or primarily as biofuel
These oils are extracted from plants that are cultivated solely for producing oil-based biofuel.[81] These, plus the major oils described above, have received much more attention as fuel oils than other plant oils.
- Algae oil, recently developed by MIT scientist Isaac Berzin. Byproduct of a smokestack emission reduction system.[82][83]
- Copaiba, an oleoresin tapped from species of genus Copaifera. Used in Brazil as a major source of biodiesel.[84]
- Honge oil, pioneered as a biofuel by Udipi Shrinivasa in Bangalore, India.[85]
- Jatropha oil, widely used in India as a fuel oil. Has attracted strong proponents for use as a biofuel.[86]
- Jojoba oil, from the Simmondsia chinensis, a desert shrub.[87]
- Milk bush, popularized by chemist Melvin Calvin in the 1950s. Researched in the 1980s by Petrobras, the Brazilian national petroleum company.[88]
- Petroleum nut oil, from the Petroleum nut native to the Philippines. The Philippine government once explored the use of the petroleum nut as a biofuel.[89]
[edit] Drying oils
Drying oils are vegetable oils that dry to a hard finish at normal room temperature. Such oils are used as the basis of oil paints, and in other paint and wood finishing applications. In addition to the oils listed here, walnut, sunflower and safflower oil are also considered to be drying oils.[90]
- Dammar oil, from the Canarium strictum, used in paint as a drying agent.[91] Can also be used as in oil lamps.[92]
- Linseed oil, used in paints, also suitable for human consumption.[93]
- Poppyseed oil, similar in usage to linseed oil but with better color stability.[90]
- Stillingia oil (also called Chinese vegetable tallow oil), obtained by solvent from the seeds of Sapium sebiferum. Used as a drying agent in paints and varnishes.[94][95]
- Tung oil, used in wood finishing.[96]
- Vernonia oil is produced from the seeds of the Vernonia galamensis. It is composed of 73-80% vernolic acid, which can be used to make epoxies for manufacturing adhesives, varnishes and paints, and industrial coatings.[97]
[edit] Other oils
A number of pressed vegetable oils are either not edible, or not used as an edible oil.
- Amur cork tree fruit oil, pressed from the fruit of the Phellodendron amurense, used medicinally and as an insecticide.[98]
- Apple seed oil, used in cosmetics for its hydrating properties.[99]
- Balanos oil, pressed from the seeds of Balanites aegyptiaca, was used in ancient Egypt as the base for perfumes.[100]
- Bladderpod oil, pressed from the seeds of Lesquerella fendleri, native to North America. Rich in lesquerolic acid, which is chemically similar to the ricinoleic acid found in castor oil. Many industrial uses. Possible substitute for castor oil as it requires much less moisture than castor beans.[101]
- Brucea javanica oil, extracted from the seeds of the Brucea javanica. Used medicinally.[102]
- Burdock oil (Bur oil) extracted from the root of the burdock. Used medicinally in scalp treatment.[103]
- Candlenut oil (Kukui nut oil), produced in Hawai'i, used primarily for skin care products.[104]
- Carrot seed oil (pressed), from carrot seeds, used in skin care products.[105][106]
- Castor oil, with many industrial and medicinal uses. Castor beans are also a source of the toxin ricin.[107]
- Chaulmoogra oil, from the seeds of Taraktogenos kurzli, used for many centuries, internally and externally, to treat leprosy.[108] Also used to treat secondary syphilis, rheumatism, scrofula, and in phthisis.[109]
- Crambe oil, extracted from the seeds of the Crambe abyssinica, is used as an industrial lubricant, a corrosion inhibitor, and as an ingredient in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.[110]
- Cuphea oil, from a number of species of genre Cuphea. Of interest as sources of medium chain triglycerides.[111]
- Jojoba oil, used in cosmetics as an alternative to whale oil spermaceti.[112]
- Lemon oil, similar in fragrance to the fruit. One of a small number of cold pressed essential oils. Used medicinally, as an antiseptic, and in cosmetics.[113]
- Mango oil, pressed from the stones of the mango fruit, is high in stearic acid, and can be used for making soap.[114]
- Mowrah butter, from the seeds of the Madhuca latifolia and Madhuca longifolia, both native to India. Crude Mowrah butter is used as a fat for spinning wool, for making candles and soap. The refined fat is used as an edible fat and vegetable ghee in India.[25]
- Neem oil, used in cosmetics, for medicinal purposes, and as an insecticide.
- Orange oil, like lemon oil, cold pressed rather than distilled. Consists of 90% d-Limonene. Used as a fragrance, in cleaning products and in flavoring foods.[115]
The fruit of the sea buckthorn - Palm oil, extracted from the kernel of the palm fruit. High in saturated fats. Popular in West African and Brazilian cuisine.[116]
- Rosehip seed oil, used primarily in skin care products, particularly for aging or damaged skin. Produced in Chile.[117]
- Sea buckthorn oil, derived from Hippophae rhamnoides, produced in northern China, used primarily medicinally.[118]
- Shea butter, used primarily in skin care products.[119]
- Snowball seed oil (Viburnum oil), from Viburnum opulus seeds. High in tocopherol, carotinoides and unsaturated fatty acids. Used medicinally.[120]
- Tall oil, produced as a byproduct of wood pulp manufacture. A further byproduct called tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a cheap source of oleic acid.[121]
- Tamanu oil, originates in Tahiti, from the Calophyllum tacamahaca, used for skin care and medicinally.[122]
- Tonka bean oil (Cumaru oil), used for flavoring tobacco and snuff.[123]
[edit] See also
- Carrier oil discusses the use of (pressed) vegetable oils, mixed with essential oils
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- INCI explains naming conventions for oils used in cosmetics and soaps
- Fatty acids discusses the components of most vegetable oils
[edit] General references
- Bulk Oil Trading. Retrieved on July 25, 2006. This site was very helpful in making this list more comprehensive.
- R.O. Adlof and G. Duchateau. Seed oil translations (PDF). Lists seed oil names in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Portuguese.
- Hormel Foods: Other Oils and Fats Cooking Guide. Retrieved on July 25, 2006. Lists smoke points of various oils.
- Vegetable Oil Yields and Characteristics. Retrieved on July 21, 2006. Compiles useful information on vegetable oils from a number of sources.
- Yokayo Biofuels: History of Biodiesel. Retrieved on July 25, 2006. Gives a good overview of biodiesel and the oils that are used to produce it. Yokayo is a California-based company that sells biofuel.
- Castor Oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006. The site contains a large set of resources on castor oil and many other oils, particularly those used to make biodiesel.
- Botanical Garden of Indian Republic (BGIR) (April 5, 2004). Database of Oil Yielding Plants. Botanical Survey of India. Retrieved on November 17, 2006. List of about 300 plants that grow in India, and that yield oil. Also gives common names in languages spoken in India.
- H.F. Macmillan. "Oils and Vegetable Fats", Handbook of Tropical Plants. Herbdata New Zealand. Old reference with basic information on an unusually large variety of plant oils.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Economic Research Service (1995-2006). Oil Crops Outlook. United States Department of Agriculture. This publication is available via email subscription.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ Coconut-Info.com. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Bulk Oil: Corn oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Bulk oil: Cottonseed oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Canola Oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Olive oil history. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Bulk oil: Palm oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Cook's encyclopedia: Peanut oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Bulk oil: safflower. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Bulk oil: sesame oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Southeast Farm Press: World soybean consumption quickens. Retrieved on July 31, 2006.
- ^ Bulk oil: Sunflower oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Bulk oil: Almond oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Science Service, Inc. (March 23, 1991). "Cashew oil may conquer cavities". Science News.
- ^ Cook's encyclopedia: Hazelnut oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Bulk Carrier and Vegetable Oils: Hazelnut oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Mac Nut Oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ J. Benton Storey. Pecans as a health food. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Virgin pistachio oil. 1,001 Huiles Web site. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ What's cooking America? - Walnut oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ About.com: Is Walnut Oil a Good, Non-Toxic Medium for Oils?. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Cucurbitaceae", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Bottle gourd", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
- ^ a b Squashes, Gourds and Pumpkins. ECHO. Retrieved on November 12, 2006.
- ^ Pumpkin seed oil - information. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Watermelon Seed Oil. From Nature With Love. Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
- ^ Bulk oil: Acai oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ PDR Health: Blackcurrant Seed Oil. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Truestar Health: Borage Oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Truestar Health: Evening primrose oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Nu World: Amaranth oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Botanical.com: Apricit. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Argan oil. Retrieved on February 10, 2006.
- ^ Plant Oils Used for Bio-diesel. BDPedia.com, the Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ Food reference: Avocado. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Purdue New Crops: Avocado oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ See chart in smoke point
- ^ By the planet: What is Babassu Oil?. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Borneo tallow nut", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ Carob@Everything2.com. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Attalea cohune. Floridata. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
- ^ Coriander Seed Oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ a b False Flax Oil. Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ All Spirit Fitness: Grape Seed Oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Hemp oil: A true superfood?. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Kapok seed oil. German Transport Information Service. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Glynis Jones, Soultana M. Valamoti (2005). "Lallemantia, an imported or introduced oil plant in Bronze Age northern Greece". Vegetation history and archaeobotany 14 (4): 571-577. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
- ^ Dan Burden. Meadowfoam. AgMRC Web site. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ German Transport Information System: Mustard oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ R. Holser, G. Bost (May , 2004). "Hibiscus seed oil compositions". AOCS 95.
- ^ David M. Brenner (1993). Perilla: Botany, Uses and Genetic Resources. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Caryocar spp.", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ Recipe Tips: Pine Seed Oil - Glossary of Kitchen and Food Terms. Retrieved on July 21, 2006.
- ^ Raw oils: Poppy Seed oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Statfold oils: Poppyseed oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ About.com: Oil Painting: Drying Oils or Mediums. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Virgin prune kernel oil. Iterg, the French Institute for Fats and Oils. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Michael J. Koziol (1993). "Quinoa: A Potential New Oil Crop". New crops 2.
- ^ The Probert Encyclopedia: Ramtil Oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ California Rice Oil: Rice Bran Oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ John M. Ruter (1993). "Nursery Production of Tea Oil Camellia Under Different Light Levels", Trends in new crops and new uses.
- ^ Danish Food Composition Database: Thistle oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Kitchen Dictionary: Wheat Germ.
- ^ Ethanol and, to a lesser degree, methanol are the other major types of biofuel.
- ^ a b c Castoroil.in: Bio fuels. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ a b Biodiesel America: Dr. Diesel's Invention. Retrieved on July 31, 2006.
- ^ CastorOil.in: Castor Oil as Biodiesel & Biofuel. Retrieved on July 25, 2007.
- ^ Coconut Oil as a Biofuel in Pacific Islands - Challenges & Opportunities (PDF). South Pacific Applied Geoscience Web site.
- ^ Ronald C. Griffin and Madhu Jamallamudi. The Economic Circumstances of Cottonseed Oil as Biodiesel (PDF).
- ^ Hemp car: Pollution: Petrol vs Hemp. Retrieved on July 26, 2006.
- ^ Office of University Research and Education (November 2001). Biodiesel from Yellow Mustard Oil. U.S. Department of Transportation.
- ^ Wes Jackson (Fall 1999). "Clearcutting the Last Wilderness". The Land Report (65).
- ^ Australian Agronomy Society: Bio-diesel, farming for the future. Retrieved on February 26, 2006.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Noog abyssinia", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on November 17, 2006.
- ^ Orchidea Rachmaniah, Yi-Hsu Ju, Shaik Ramjan Vali, Ismojowati Tjondronegoro, and Musfil A.S. (2004). "A Study on Acid-Catalyzed Transesterification of Crude Rice Bran Oil for Biodiesel Production" (PDF). World Energy Congress (19).
- ^ Jesus Fernandez. Safflower oil in your tank. Queen City News.
- ^ European Energy Crops InterNetwork: Sunflower crop feasibility for biodiesel production in Spain. Retrieved on July 26, 2006.
- ^ Journey to Forever: Bio-diesel Yield. Retrieved on July 26, 2006.
- ^ The Chemistry of Biodiesel. Retrieved on July 26, 2006.
- ^ There are some plants that yield a commercial vegetable oil, that are also used to make other sorts of biofuel. Eucalyptus, for example, has been explored as a means of biomass for producing ethanol. These plants are not listed here.
- ^ Greenfuel Technologies. Retrieved on July 31, 2006. Company developing Algae oil.
- ^ USA Today: Algae — like a breath mint for smokestacks.
- ^ James A. Duke, (1982). Handbook of Energy Crops: Copaifera langsdorfii Desf.. From the Purdue Center for New Crops Web site.
- ^ Good News India: Honge Oil proves to be a good biodiesel. Retrieved on July 31, 2006.
- ^ The Jatropha System. Retrieved on July 31, 2006.
- ^ James A. Duke, (1982). Handbook of Energy Crops: Simmondsia chinensis. From the Purdue Center for New Crops Web site.
- ^ James A. Duke, (1982). Handbook of Energy Crops: Euphorbia tirucalli. From the Purdue Center for New Crops Web site.
- ^ James A. Duke, (1982). Handbook of Energy Crops: Pittosporum resiniferum. From the Purdue Center for New Crops Web site.
- ^ a b The Encyclopedia of Painting Materials: Drying oils. Retrieved on August 2, 2006.
- ^ Mast & Sail in Europe. Retrieved on July 25, 2006. (Mentions the use of dammar oil in marine paints)
- ^ Database of Oil Yielding Plants (PDF). (Mentions uses of dammar oil)
- ^ Flaxseed oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Vegetable and Animal Oils and Fats. Definition and Classification of Commodities. FAO (1992). Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Chinese vegetable tallow", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ Finishing Solid Pine. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ T.M. Teynor et all (1992). "Vernonia", Alternative Field Crops Manual. Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
- ^ Amur cork tree. Herbal Remedies Web site. Retrieved on July 25, 2006. Herbal Remedies sells herbal supplements and products.
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- ^ Fa-Huan Ge, Hua-Ping Lei (April 2006). "Study on the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of Brucea Javanica oil". Zhong Yao Cai 29: 383-7.
- ^ Burdock oil for hair loss. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Oils of Aloha. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Carrot seeds are also used to obtain an essential oil with quite different properties than carrot seed pressed oil.
- ^ Cold Pressed Carrot Seed Oil (Egypt). Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ Castor Oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Chaulmoogra", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on November 17, 2006.
- ^ Harvey Wickes Felter, and John Uri Lloyd (1898). "Gynocardia—Chaulmoogra", King's American Dispensatory. Retrieved on November 17, 2006.
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- ^ International Jojoba Export Council: Glossary. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
- ^ FrontierCoop: Lemon Essential Oil. Retrieved on July 31, 2006.
- ^ Julia F. Morton. "Mango", Fruits of Warm Climates.
- ^ Florida Chemical: Orange Oil Applications. Retrieved on July 31, 2006. Florida Chemical sells citrus oils.
- ^ Cook's Encyclopedia: Palm oil/palm kernel oil. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
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- ^ Tall Oil (Liquid Rosin). Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
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- ^ Tropilab: Dipteryx Odorata - Tonka Bean. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
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| Fats | Butter • Cocoa butter • Ghee • Lard • Margarine • Salo • Schmaltz • Shea butter • Suet • Tallow • Vegetable shortening |
| Oils | Almond oil • Canola oil • Coconut oil • Corn oil • Cottonseed oil • Grape seed oil • Olive oil • Palm oil • Peanut oil • Pumpkin seed oil • Rapeseed oil • Safflower oil • Sesame oil • Soybean oil • Sunflower oil • Walnut oil |
| See also: | List of vegetable oils |
