Poppyseed oil

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Poppyseed oil
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy3,699 kJ (884 kcal)
0 g
100 g
Saturated11.2 g
Monounsaturated14.2 g
Polyunsaturated74.6 g
22–24 g
VitaminsQuantity
%DV†
Vitamin E
152%
22.8 mg
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]

Poppyseed oil (also poppy seed oil and poppy oil) is an

opium poppy
).

Poppy seeds yield 45–50% oil.

safflower oil, sesame oil, wheat germ oil, corn oil, and rice bran oil.[4] It has little or no odor and a pleasant taste, and it is less likely than some other oils to become rancid.[3]

Uses

The oil is sometimes used as a cooking oil; it is also used for moisturizing skin. Its primary use, however, is in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and soaps.[citation needed]

Poppyseed oil is a drying oil. In oil painting, the most popular oil for binding pigment, thinning paint, and varnishing finished paintings is linseed oil.[citation needed] Walnut oil and poppyseed oil are also favored by oil painters, though each oil is used for a different purpose. Poppyseed oil is used especially in white paints.[3] Up through the late 19th century, when these oils became available prepared in tubes, painters tended to prepare them by hand.

While poppyseed oil does not leave the unwanted yellow tint for which linseed oil is known, it is much weaker in the test of time than the contemporary linseed oil.[citation needed] Poppyseed oil dries much more slowly (5–7 days) than linseed oil (3–5 days). For this reason poppyseed oil should not be used for a ground layer of a painting, and linseed oil should not be painted over a layer of poppyseed oil.

Poppyseed oil is the basis of

radiocontrast
agent used in medical radiology.

History

An early 20th century industry manual states that while the opium poppy was grown extensively in

hazelnut oil to improve the taste of oil from stored (rancid) seeds. Poppyseed oil was used to adulterate olive oil and peach kernel oil.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. PMID 30844154.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  3. ^ a b c d Julius Lewkowitsch, George H. Warburton (1914). George H. Warburton (ed.). Chemical technology and analysis of oils, fats and waxes. Vol. 2 (5 ed.). Macmillan.
  4. ISBN 0781744296
    .

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