Physicochemical characteristics of safflower oil to expand its production in Egypt
Walid S. Abd El-Baset,
Rania I.M. Almoselhy,
Susan M.M. Abd-Elmageed
Abstract:Background: Increasing demand for sustainable and economical non-traditional edible oils as alternatives to common oils is pivotal to bridge the edible oils gap, accompanied by negative impacts of climate change on the agroecological settings for common oilseed crop productivity. Safflower is one of the fast-growing medicinal oilseed crops rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, known as the “king of linoleic acid”, with capability for growing under high temperatures, drought, salinity, and marginal environments.… Show more
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