Mustard oil
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Description
An oil extracted from the seeds of a mustard plant family Brassicaceae (example - Brassia hirla). The non-drying oil contains the following fatty acids (average %): Oleic acid (27.2), Linoleic acid (16.6), Linolenic acid (1.8), erucic (51.0), and myristic acid (1.3) (CRC Handbook 1980).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Brassia hirla; huile de moutarde (Fr.)
Other Properties
Iodine value = 102, saponification value = 174
| Density | 0.9145 |
|---|---|
| Refractive Index | 1.475 |
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "mustard." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 17 May 2005 .
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=0.9145, ref. index = 1.475, iodine value=102, saponification value = 174