Erucic acid
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Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9. It has the chemical formula: CH37CH=CH11CO2H. It is prevalent in wallflower seed and other plants in the family Brassicaceae, with
The seed oil of the rape plant is rich in erucic acid.
Rapeseed oil
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Rapeseed oil is one of the oldest known vegetable oils. There are both edible and industrial forms produced from rapeseed, the seed of several cultivars of the plant family Brassicaceae. The term "rap
Erucic acid
…It is prevalent in wallflower seed and other plants in the family Brassicaceae, with a reported content of 20 to 54% in high erucic acid rapeseed oil and 42% in mustard oil. Erucic acid is also known as cis-13-docosenoic acid and the trans isomer is known as brassidic acid. Cetoleic acid is a positional…
Canola oil
Canola field
Close-up of canola blooms
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