Seeds of Chukrasia tabularis contain 30% of oil which is quite encouraging. The oil is rich in linoleic and linolenic acids which are nutritionally essential fatty acids. The oil does not contain oxygenated fatty acid glycerides and epoxy fatty acid glycerides, hence the oil is likely to be a good edible oil provided it has no toxic properties.
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 1997
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