| dc.description.abstract | Safflower seed is an important alternative oil crop because of its high oil content (27%-32%), which is rich in linoleic acid (55%-70%). Cold pressed safflower oil possesses high nutritional and pharmaceutical values due to its noticeable amounts of bioactive compounds and essential fatty acids. The oil is known as a valuable source of a-tocopherol, which shows the highest vitamin E activity, and it therefore has many health benefits such as prevention and treatment of hyperlipemia, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease. Safflower seed is suitable for growing all over the world, with high soil and climate adaptation. The most common volatile compounds found in cold pressed safflower oil are paeonol, a-asarone, ß-asarone, 1-methyl-4-(2-propenyl)-benzene, diethenyl-benzene, acetoin, methyl benzene, hexanal, p-xylene, heptanal, and 2-octenal. This chapter reviews the extraction techniques of safflower seed oil, bioactive compounds in cold pressed safflower oil and their health effects, aroma compounds found in cold pressed safflower oil, application areas, adulteration, and some process contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) esters. © 2020 Elsevier Inc. | |
