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Macronutrients

Ground nut oi...

Question

Ground nut oil is a

Non-drying oil

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Essential oil

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Drying oil

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Non-drying oil
A non-drying oil is the one which does not harden when exposed to air whereas drying oil hardens through polymerization.
The non-drying oils include almond oil, coconut oil, groundnut oil etc and the drying oils include poppy seed oil, walnut oil, linseed oil, etc.
So the correct option is A.

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