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| | Nicotiana tabacum seed oil |
 | | The chemical characterisation of Nicotiana tabacum seed oil has been found important to look at alternative products of the crop, find new uses for the crop and also for preserving seed purity. |
 | | The species Nicotiana tabacum deserves its name from Joan Nicot, a Portuguese who introduced the tobacco plant in to France. |
 | | The proportions of individual fatty acids in Nicotiana tabacum seed oil are linoleic acid 70.6%, oleic acid 17.1%, palmitic acid 7.9%, stearic acid 3.1% and others (Gofur et al., 1993). |
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