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  Mustard oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mustard oil is composed mostly of the fatty acids oleic acid, linoleic acid and erucic acid.
In India, mustard oil is generally heated almost to smoking before it is used for cooking; this may be an attempt to reduce the content of noxious substances, and does reduce the strong smell and taste.
In India the restrictions on mustard oil are viewed as an attempt by foreign multi-national corporations to replace mustard oil with canola oil, a variety of rapeseed with a low erucic acid content.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mustard_oil   (615 words)

  
 Mustard oil (Brassica nigra).
Mustard oil is a hazardous oil because of its high content of allyl isothiocyanate.
Mustard oil is extracted from the fl mustard seeds, which have been macerated in warm water by steam or water distillation.
When mustard oil is inhaled, it produces an extremely unpleasant sensation in the occipital regions of the head and causes inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eyes and the mucus membranes of the respiratory system.
www.essentialoils.co.za /essential-oils/mustard.htm   (371 words)

  
 MUSTARD
The reported life zone for mustard and rape is 5 to 27 degrees centigrade with an annual precipitation of 0.3 to 4.2 meters and a soil pH of 4.2 to 8.3 (4.1-31).
The enzymatic action of myrosin on the glucoside sinigrin in fl and brown mustard or on sinalbin in white mustard releases the mustard oil, which consists principally of allyl isothiocyanate in fl and brown mustards and of p-hydroxybenzyl isothiocyanate in white mustard, the compounds responsible for the pungency (1.5-151, 1.6-41).
Pharmaceutically, mustards are considered emetics and counterirritants in humans and animals, and are used as carminatives in veterinary practices (14.1-35).
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/MUSTARD.html   (741 words)

  
 Thesis Summary - Evaluation Of Mustard Oil As A Health Oil In Rat Model
Mustard oil has been found equally as effective as corn oil and sunflower oil in reducing plasma total and LDL Cholesterol levels in rats.
Mustard oil is healthy as it has 30 per cent protein, calcium, phytins, phenolics and natural anti-oxidants.
Mustard oil contains high amount of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and a good ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which is good for heart.
www.jamiahamdard.edu /thesis_mustard.asp   (672 words)

  
 Mustard oil
Mustard oil is of vegetable origin and is obtained from seeds of the fl and white (Sinapis alba) mustard plants.
Mustard oil is used as an edible oil, a lubricating oil and a burning oil and also in soap production.
Mustard oil is sensitive to contamination by ferrous and rust particles and water (especially seawater).
www.tis-gdv.de /tis_e/ware/oele/senf/senf.htm   (1403 words)

  
 The Mustard Oil Conspiracy Ecologist, The - Find Articles
Oil mixed with garlic and turmeric is used to alleviate symptoms of rheumatism, and muscular and joint pains.
Mustard oil is the olive oil of Bihar, Bengal, Orissa and East Uttar Pradesh.
The pretext for banning mustard oil, which was produced on a small scale by artisanal methods, is that it is unhygienic and therefore unsafe.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2465/is_5_31/ai_76285485   (924 words)

  
 Mustard plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The mustards are several plant species (related to rapeseed) in the genus Brassica whose proverbially tiny mustard seeds are used as a spice and, by grinding and mixing them with water, vinegar or other liquids, are turned into a condiment also known as mustard.
The seeds are also pressed to make mustard oil, and the edible leaves can be eaten as mustard greens.
There has been recent research into varieties of mustards that have a high oil content for use in the production of biodiesel, a renewable liquid fuel similar to diesel fuel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mustard_plant   (300 words)

  
 Mustard
Mustard oil can be mixed with rectified alcohol (1:40 oil to alcohol) and used as a lotion for gouty pains, lumbago and rheumatism.
Mustard oils are absorbed through the skin and eliminated via the lung, so that the antibacterial action can take effect there.
The diluted oil may be taken in small amounts internally to promote the appetite and stimulate the flow of digestive juices.
www.purplesage.org.uk /profiles/mustard.htm   (511 words)

  
 mustard. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
They are cultivated for the seeds, which are ground and used as a condiment, usually mixed to a paste with vinegar or oil, sometimes with spices or with an admixture of starch to reduce the pungency.
Black mustard seeds are more pungent than the white and yield a yellowish, biting oil (mustard oil) that has also been useful in medicine.
Mustard is classified in the divison Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.
www.bartleby.com /65/mu/mustard.html   (385 words)

  
 mustard
Mustard is one of the oldest spices and one of the most widely used.
Mustard oil is made from B. juncea, providing a piquant oil widely used in India in the same way as ghee.
Although the volatile oil of mustard is a powerful irritant capable of blistering skin, in dilution as a liniment or poultice it soothes, creating a warm sensation.
www.theepicentre.com /Spices/mustard.html   (1057 words)

  
 BBC - Food - Recipes - Mustard
Mustard is an unsung hero of the kitchen cupboard, adding a lick of heat and a depth of flavour to a huge range of dishes.
Mustard may not be the essential desert island kitchen ingredient, but we would be the poorer without it: consider a dab of mustard to partner roast beef, a lively mustard vinaigrette, edgy sauce à la moutarde or vibrant Bangladeshi curry.
The aromas that arise from cooking with mustard oil are very pungent, but the hotness of the oil sweetens during the cooking process, and it gives an interesting base flavour to curries.
www.bbc.co.uk /food/recipes/mostof_mustard.shtml   (928 words)

  
 Mustard
Mustard is a popular crop in crop rotations, since it enhances yields of wheat and barley, and breaks disease cycles in cereal grains.
Mustard oils are the characteristic flavor components of whole seed, ground mustard, and mustard flour.
Deheated mustard is a natural source of cold water soluble gums, protein and oil which functions as a thickener, stabilizer, emulsifier and antioxidant.
www.minndak.com /Mustard.htm   (916 words)

  
 Earth Island Institute: Earth Island Journal - Winter 2001-2002
Mustard oil is the olive oil of Bihar, Bengal, Orissa and East Uttar Pradesh and is used for flavoring and cooking.
Oil with garlic and turmeric is used for rheumatism and joint pains.
The Rajasthan Oil Industries Association claimed that a "conspiracy" was being hatched to undermine the mustard oil trade and charged that the "invisible hands of the multinationals" were involved.
www.earthisland.org /eijournal/new_articles.cfm?articleID=294&journalID=49   (1078 words)

  
 Mustard Oil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The use of mustard oil is very typical to cuisine in Punjab, Bengal and the central parts of India.
Mustard oil bottled or produced elsewhere is often much milder and does not have the same flavour or aroma characteristics.
In Punjabi and Bengali cuisine the oil is typically heated to a very high temperature, almost to smoking point, before it is used in cooking.
www.spicevice.com /recipes/mustard-oil.html   (158 words)

  
 MUSTARD OIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mustard oil is the main medium of cooking in the NE region.
Mustard oil cake (by- products) is a common ingredient of cattle feed.
For a poppulation of about 2,00,000, the requirement of mustard oil would be 1,200 tpa.
www.nerdatabank.nic.in /mustard.htm   (214 words)

  
 National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited
Mustard oil, which is known for its pungency, is traditionally the most favoured oil in the major production tracts the world over.
Till date, refining of mustard oil was almost absent in the country.
Being an important source of edible oil and feed meal to the country, mustard is undoubtedly the focus of Indian edible oil industry.
www.ncdex.com /products/products_agro_mustardoil.aspx?Type=Gen   (772 words)

  
 Oil Seeds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mustard seeds are mainly used for the extraction of edible oil.
Mustard powder is used as a condiment in pickles, meat and salad dressings.
A sizable quantity of the groundnut oil is reported to be contaminated with aflatoxin, a carcinigenic substance, at levels higher than the permissible limits, thus posing a serious public health problem.
nerdatabank.nic.in /csiroilseeds.htm   (1792 words)

  
 Mustard Oil Extracts Slugs, Snails and Earthworms
Mustard oil (allyl-isothiocyanate) is the spicy active ingredient in mustard flour and is also contained in leeks and garlic.
This means that the mustard oil reached earthworms and slugs at least to this depth and may have brought them to the surface.
The advantage of the use of mustard oil is the immediate and reliable result expressed as population density, whereas the traps determine activities over longer periods of time in an undefined area.
homepage.sunrise.ch /mysunrise/choegger/Slugs/Mustoil/ABUNDAN8.html   (1561 words)

  
 Mustard
Although mustard gas was used as a lethal weapon during WWI, its medicinal properties gave rise to the first successful anticancer drug, which is still used to treat leukemia.
Although not popular in the West as they once were, mustard plasters are used in many parts of the world to treat chest congestion from colds, flu, and bronchitis, as well as bronchial pneumonia, sinusitis, pleurisy, lumbago, and sciatica.
When mustard paper is used, it is immersed in warm water and then placed on the painful area of the skin.
www.innvista.com /health/herbs/mustard.htm   (699 words)

  
 Ethnobotanical Leaflets
Mustard seeds are imported from Italy, Ethiopia, England, Denmark, and the Orient.
Mustard is also a powerful germicide; surgeons used to disinfect their hands with a paste of mustard seeds and water.
Powdered mustard is mixed with flour, water is added, and the paste is spread between two pieces of cotton sheet, wrapped in flannel, and laid on the patients' chest.
www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/mustard.htm   (1257 words)

  
 Medieval Mustard
Mustard, after all, was locally grown and was a whole lot cheaper than spices which had to be imported from the Orient.
Mustard oils are the characteristic flavor components of whole seed, ground mustard, and mustard flour (powder).
Dry new mustard seed in the hot sun or in the oven or at the fire, and crush it in a mortar to fine flour and make a dough with this and with strong vinegar and a little grain powder and let dry to one piece.
www.greydragon.org /library/mustard.html   (1955 words)

  
 Mustard Oil Made Healthier
Mustard oil, rated high by doctors due to health benefits, has been further modified by scientists in New Delhi who said that the new product is healthier and superior than its counterparts like the premium canola.
The modified mustard lacks an unwanted constituent called erucic acid, is rich in an important constituent called oleic acid and has ten per cent each of essential unsaturated fats, linoleic acid and omega 3, Deepak Paintal of the Genetics Department of Delhi University, whose team carried out the modifications, said.
The new mustard is also at par with canola rapeseed oil, a premium edible oil in Western countries, due to its zero erucic acid content and rather superior due to its high oleic acid content, Paintal said.
www.sawf.org /newedit/edit08302004/fitness.asp   (634 words)

  
 Archive - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - WARNING NOT TO EAT MUSTARD OIL OR MUSTARD SEED OIL FROM INDIA BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE ...
Mustard seed oil or mustard oil, from any source, is not suitable for human consumption.
The CFIA is requesting the Canadian industry to recall from the marketplace all mustard seed/mustard oils intended for food use, i.e.
Consumers are advised to destroy any mustard seed oil or mustard oil from India in their possession.
www.inspection.gc.ca /english/corpaffr/recarapp/1998/19980904e.shtml   (338 words)

  
 Mustard Oil - Mustard Oil Manufacturers,Mustard Oil Suppliers & Exporters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Trader of coconut oil, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, mustardseed oil, expeller mustard oil, rbd palmolein, refined soy oil, crude palm oil, cereals, mentha oil, guar gum.
Manufacturers and exporters of mustard oil, kachchighani mustard oil, mustard seed oil, sunflower oil, groundnut oil, refined coconut oil, soyabean oil, soyabean refined oil, refined sunflower oil, cooking oil, edible coconut oil and vegetable oil.
Exporters and suppliers of mustard oil, rosemary oil, coriander oil, basil oil, lavender oil, chamomile oil, geranium oil, linseed oil, sandalwood oil and sesame oil.
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Although canola oil is not a favorite oil with me for a number of reasons (none of which were listed in the article), the statement suggesting that because it is used as an industrial oil it is therefore not edible is not valid.
Mustard gas is 2,2'-dichlorodiethyl sulfide and its preparation using ethylene and sulfur chloride is given in the Merck Index.
One problem with canola oil is that it has to be partially hydrogenated or refined before it is used commercially and consequently is a source of trans fatty acids; sometimes are very high levels.
www.mercola.com /2000/jan/23/canola_oil_update.htm   (700 words)

  
 Asia Food Glossary Page
The white variety is not generally used in Asia, with the exception of China, where a mustard similar to English mustard is served as a pungent dipping sauce with certain rich meats.
The mustard flavours the oil and the seeds are rendered mild and nutty by the heat.
Mustard is a vital component in the Indian blend of five whole spice seeds called panch phora.
www.asiafood.org /glossary_1.cfm?alpha=M&wordid=2781&startno=27&endno=51   (345 words)

  
 Mustard
Mustard is an annual, cool-season economic cash crop that has a short growing season and is commonly grown in rotation with small grains.
It is most commonly used to producer “mild” prepared mustard for table use, but is also used as a dry mustard for use as a seasoning in mayonnaise, salad dressings, and sauces.
Brown and oriental are primarily used for “hot” table mustard and for oil and spices.
www.agmrc.org /agmrc/commodity/grainsoilseeds/mustard   (416 words)

  
 Cooks.com - Recipes - Mustard Oil
Whisk in mayonnaise, mustard, onion, parsley and salt.
vinegar, bacon drippings, Dijon mustard, sugar, salt and...
Mix mustard, vinegar, water, oil, thyme, and ginger.
www.cooks.com /rec/search/0,1-81,mustard_oil,FF.html   (115 words)

  
 Arjuna Natural Extracts - ESSENTIAL OIL OF MUSTARD
The seeds of this plant are widely used as a traditional pungent spice, a source of edible oil and protein and as medicine.
The pungent flavor is developed when the seeds are ground with water initiating the hydrolysis of the thioglucosides present in the seeds by the enzyme myrosinase.
The hydrolytic conditions affect the composition and yield of the mustard essential oil, the main component of which is allyl isothiocyanate (AITC).
www.arjunanatural.com /html/essentialOil_Mustard.htm   (307 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Mustard Oil (and other oils)
You mentioned that mustard oil is used in the north, for example.
Mustard oil is oil pressed from the seeds of the same name.
Mustard oil is used mostly in Northern India for making pickles and in some homes for deep frying snacks.
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=9168   (1657 words)

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