AdvertiseSafflower seed oil – high-oleic acid (high-oleic acid safflower oil; high-oleic acid carthamus oil; high-oleic acid kurdee oil) is produced from high-oleic acid oil-bearing seeds of varieties derived from Carthamus tinctorius L., and must contain not less than 70 percent oleic acid (as percentage of total fatty acids).
Caproic acid (C6:0): n.d.
Caprylic acid (C8:0): n.d.
Capric acid (C10:0): n.d.
Lauric acid (C12:0): n.d.-0.2
Myristic acid (C14:0): n.d.-0.2
Palmitic acid (C16:0): 3.6-6.0
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1): n.d.-0.2
Margaric acid (C17:0): n.d.-0.1
Heptadecenoic acid (C17:1): n.d.-0.1
Stearic acid (C18:0): 1.5-2.4
Oleic acid / Omega-9 (C18:1): 70.0-83.7
Linoleic acid / Omega-6 (C18:2): 9.0-19.9
Linolenic acid / Omega-3 (C18:3): n.d.-1.2
Arachidic acid (C20:0): 0.3-0.6
Gadoleic acid (C20:1): 0.1-0.5
Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2): n.d.
Behenic acid (C22:0): n.d.-0.4
Erucic acid (C22:1): n.d.-0.3
Docosadienoic acid (C22:2): n.d.
Lignoceric acid (C24:0): n.d.-0.3
Nervonic acid (C24:1): n.d.-0.3
Sterols (% of total):
Cholesterol: n.d.-0.5
Brassicasterol: n.d.-2.2
Campesterol: 8.9-19.9
Stigmasterol: 2.9-8.9
Beta-sitosterol: 40.1-66.9
Delta-5-avenasterol: 0.2-8.9
Delta-7-stigmastenol: 3.4-16.4
Delta-7-avenasterol: n.d.-8.3
Other sterols: 4.4-11.9
Total sterols (mg/kg): 2000-4100
Tocopherols and tocotrienols (mg/kg):
Alpha-tocopherol: 234-660
Beta-tocopherol: n.d.-13
Gamma-tocopherol: n.d.-44
Delta-tocopherol: n.d.-6
Alpha-tocotrienol: n.d.
Gamma-tocotrienol: n.d.-10
Delta-tocotrienol: n.d.
Total tocopherols and tocotrienols (mg/kg): 250-700
Relative density: 0.913-0.919 (20°C); 0.910-0.916 (25°C)
Apparent density (g/mL): —
Refractive index: 1.460-1.464 (40°C); 1.466-1.470 (25°C)
Saponification value: 186-194
Iodine value: 80-100
Unsaponifiable matter (g/kg): ≤ 10
Melting point: —
δ¹³C ratio: —
Oleic acid: ≥ 70% of total fatty acids
