General Information
NameSafflower
Scientific NameCarthamus tinctorius
DescriptionSafflower is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are 30 to 150 cm (to in) tall with globular flower heads having yellow, orange, or red flowers. Each branch will usually have from one to five flower heads containing 15 to 20 seeds per head. Safflower is native to arid environments having seasonal rain. It grows a deep taproot which enables it to thrive in such environments.
Primary IDFOOD00042
Picture42
Classification
GroupHerbs and Spices
Sub-GroupOilseed crops
Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCarthamus
Speciestinctorius
VarietyNot Available
ITIS ID501305
Wikipedia IDSafflower
Composition
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Macronutrients
MacronutrientContent Range AverageReference
Ash0.000 - 6.856 mg/100 g2.055 mg/100 gUSDA, DTU
Fat100000.000 - 100000.000 mg/100 g100000.000 mg/100 gDTU
Fatty acids6200.000 - 75000.000 mg/100 g31866.667 mg/100 gDTU
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References
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— Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008).
— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.