Export of grains and oilseeds
Oil crops - agricultural plants cultivated to produce food and technical oil from their various parts
Linum usitatisimum L. is a valuable high-tech culture. Modern flax seeds contain over 50% oil and 30% protein. Linseed oil has unique dietary and medical properties and is used in many sectors of industry. Flax grows in many countries around the world. Flax oil accounts for more than 70% of the world's linen crops, as it provides higher profitability. Cake ...
Saflor (Carthamus tinctorius) is one of the oldest olive and dye cultures, which has significant food, feed, industrial, healing, cosmetic and dietary properties for over 4,000 years. Oil derived from safflower seeds has polyunsaturated fatty acids: linoleic (88%), oleic (7.6%), palmint (5.5%), stearic (0.65%) and linolenic (0.2%). It is used in the food industry ...
Mustard (Sinapis alba, Brassica juncea) has been known to people since ancient times, and the ancient Greeks used the seeds of this plant as a medicinal remedy. Mustard is also of great value as an oilseed crop, as its seeds are used to produce oil that is as good as sunflower oil. The seeds of Sarepta mustard contain 35-47% oil and 30-40% white oil. Mustard oil is widely used as a food, ...
Camelina sativa is an unconventional and promising oilseed cabbage family crop originating in Asia Minor with its biological characteristics and historical plant requirements for growing conditions. It is a low-value crop that adapts freely to different soil and climatic conditions, uses moisture economically and is relatively easy to tolerate drought. Redhead seeds contain 40-46% oil, which is not only used for ...
Coriandrum sativum, home to the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor, has been used as a vegetable and medicinal crop since ancient times. This annual herbaceous plant is well known for its taste, diet, therapeutic, cosmetological and aromatic qualities. The seeds contain between 0.68 and 0.9% essential coriander oil. The oil is used in perfumes, for the synthesis of a wide range of fragrances, in ...