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CASTOR SEED OIL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A colorless or pale-yellow (occasionally somewhat greenish), oily and unpleasant-tasting liquid extracted from the seeds of Ricinus communis (the castor-oil plant). Used in pharmacy and cosmetology. Butter and nut flavors for beverages, ice cream, candy, confectionery, pastries.

CONT

Castor oil is mainly composed of ricinoleic acid; among its other constituents is ricin, a strongly poisonous lectine which may be destroyed by heating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Huile végétale non siccative extraite du Ricinus Communis Linnaeus. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR.]

CONT

L'huile de ricin contient 82 % d'acide ricinoléique avec des proportions variables d'acides oléiques, linoléiques, dihydroxystéariques, stéariques et de glycérol. L'huile de ricin peut être rendue siccative par déshydratation.

OBS

On l'emploie en pharmacie et en cosmétologie. Aromatisant (saveurs de beurre ou de noix) pour boissons, crèmes glacées, bonbons, pâtisseries.

OBS

huile de ricin : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

Définition et contexte reproduits avec la permission de l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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