Question

The oil of which one of the following plants is edible and rich in poly unsaturated fatty acids?

• A. Aleurites fordii
• B. Cocos nucifera
• C. Carthamus tinctorius
• D. Ricinus communis

Answer 1

The correct option is C Carthamus tinctorius

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil is edible vegetable oil. It contained 9.61% of Total Saturated Fatty Acids (TSFA) and 90.33% of Total Unsaturated Fatty Acids (TUFA). The unsaturated fatty acids contain 14.07% of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA) and 76.26% of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA).

So the correct answer is option C.