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BENNE OIL [1 record]

Record 1 2000-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
DEF

A combustible, yellow, optically active, semidrying fatty oil obtained from sesame seeds; soluble in ether, benzene, and carbon disulfide, slightly soluble in alcohol; ... used in edible food products, such as shortenings, salad oils, and margarine.

Key term(s)
  • gingili oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
DEF

Liquide jaune pâle, inodore, de saveur douceâtre, retiré des graines de sésame (Sesamum indicum) [...] On l'emploie comme excipient et comme purgatif, ainsi que dans l'alimentation.

CONT

Huile de sésame. [...] Soluble dans le chloroforme, l'éther, le sulfure de carbone; peu soluble dans l'alcool.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
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