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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A light color, semidrying oil extracted from the seed kernels of the almond. Almond oils contain glycerides of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oleic acid oleic acid] (66-77%), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linoleic acid linoleic acid] (17-23%), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=palmitic acid palmitic acid] (5.5-7.5%), and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stearic acid stearic acid] (1.2-3%) (Serpico and White 2000). Sweet almond oil is a pale yellow oil that can be pressed from the fruit of the sweet almond tree (''Prunus dulcis''). It is used for perfumes, lotions, and food. Bitter almond oil is a colorless liquid that is distilled from the fruit of the bitter almond tree (''Prunus dulcis amara''). The poisonous oil contains hydrocyanic acid and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=benzaldehyde benzaldehyde]. It is also used as a food flavoring after the hydrocyanic acid is removed.  
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A light color, semidrying oil extracted from the seed kernels of the almond. Almond oils contain glycerides of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oleic%20acid oleic acid] (66-77%), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linoleic%20acid linoleic acid] (17-23%), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=palmitic%20acid palmitic acid] (5.5-7.5%), and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stearic%20acid stearic acid] (1.2-3%) (Serpico and White 2000). Sweet almond oil is a pale yellow oil that can be pressed from the fruit of the sweet almond tree (''Prunus dulcis''). It is used for perfumes, lotions, and food. Bitter almond oil is a colorless liquid that is distilled from the fruit of the bitter almond tree (''Prunus dulcis amara''). The poisonous oil contains hydrocyanic acid and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=benzaldehyde benzaldehyde]. It is also used as a food flavoring after the hydrocyanic acid is removed.  
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nondrying oil nondrying oil].
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See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nondrying%20oil nondrying oil].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 32
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 32
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983

Revision as of 06:45, 24 July 2013

Description

A light color, semidrying oil extracted from the seed kernels of the almond. Almond oils contain glycerides of oleic acid (66-77%), linoleic acid (17-23%), palmitic acid (5.5-7.5%), and stearic acid (1.2-3%) (Serpico and White 2000). Sweet almond oil is a pale yellow oil that can be pressed from the fruit of the sweet almond tree (Prunus dulcis). It is used for perfumes, lotions, and food. Bitter almond oil is a colorless liquid that is distilled from the fruit of the bitter almond tree (Prunus dulcis amara). The poisonous oil contains hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde. It is also used as a food flavoring after the hydrocyanic acid is removed.

See also nondrying oil.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Prunus dulcis; oleum amygdalae; aceite de almendras (Esp.); huile d'amende (Fr.); olio di mandorle (It)

Hazards and Safety

Almond kernels and oil, unless distilled, from the bitter almond are toxic by ingestion.

Spectrum Chemical (Sweet Almond oil): MSDS

Additional Information

M.Serpico, R.White, "Oil, fat and wax" in Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology, P.Nicholson, I.Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 2000, p. 390-429.

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 32
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983

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