World Oilseeds

by Dattajirao K. Salunkhe

This is a single-volume source of information on the world's oilseeds including major, minor, unexploited and non-edible oilseeds. The book discusses composition, processing technologies and utilization, including current developments, in the processing of oilseeds into oil, protein products and other by-products. The authors present tabular data on nutritional composition and oil characteristics and discuss technologies for removing anti-nutritional and toxic compounds. Oil extraction processes are discussed, and novel uses of major crops are presented.

574 pages, Hardcover

First published February 29, 1992