Development of ultra-high
erucic acid oil in the industrial oil crop Crambe abyssinica.
Erucic acid content in RSM (Table 3) was analyzed on a 7890 Agilent Gas Liquid Chromatograph (Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, USA) and equipped with flame ionization detector and the column was SP-2560 (i.
compastris (Sarson) greater percentage of palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids is extracted by ethanol as a solvent, while eicosenoic and
erucic acids are greater in acetone extract.
Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, which is present in the oil-rich seeds of the Brassicaceae family of plants, particularly rapeseed and mustard.
But in the 1970s, new strains with lower levels of
erucic acid, were developed, along with ways of removing the nasty taste.
Behenic acid is synthesized by hydrogenation of
erucic acid, which is further reacted with ammonia to produce behenamide.
Rapeseed-canola is simply transformed form of it with low contents of
Erucic acid an unwanted chemical that makes rapeseed misfit to human consumption and as oilseed cake for animals.
It was genetically developed from colza (Brassica napus), which has a low glucosinolate content ([less than or equal to]3 [micro]g/g) and the oil has less than 2%
erucic acid (1).
That's partly because the canola plant is derived from rapeseed, which contains a toxic compound called
erucic acid and bitter-tasting compounds called glucosinolates.
Evaluation of canola seeds of different cultivars with special emphasis on the quantification of
erucic acid and glucosinolates.
Unlike the original rapeseed plant, which is high in
erucic acid and linked with heart muscle damage, canola oil comes from seeds low in
erucic acid.
Canola oil is said to be healthy, but actually comes from rapeseed, a completely unpalatable seed rich in
erucic acid, which is bitter and rather toxic.
