Lallemantia oil

"Lallemantia oil" is a seed oil, extracted from the seeds of the "Lallemantia iberica". It was discovered at a number of archeological sites in northern Greece, dating from the Bronze Age. [cite journal
title=Lallemantia, an imported or introduced oil plant in Bronze Age northern Greece
journal=Vegetation history and archaeobotany
date=2005
volume=14
issue=4
author=Glynis Jones, Soultana M. Valamoti
pages=571–577
accessdate=2006-11-08
url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17349956
doi=10.1007/s00334-005-0004-z] As the plant is not native to this region, the presence of this oil suggests that it was imported from further east. Lallemantia oil contains 68% linolenic acid, making it an unusually rich source, and of potential commercial interest. [cite journal
title=Seed oils rich in linolenic acid as renewable feedstock for environment-friendly crosslinkers in powder coatings
doi=10.1016/S0926-6690(99)00018-7
author=A. Overeem, G. J. H. Buismana, J. T. P. Derksena, F. P. Cuperus, L. Molhoek, W. Grisnich and C. Goemans
journal=Industrial Crops and Products
volume=10
issue=3
date=November 1999
pages=157–165
accessdate=2006-11-08]

Uses

Lallemantia oil is a drying oil, and can be used as a substitute for linseed oil in this and other contexts.cite web
url=http://www.fao.org/ag/AGA/AGAP/FRG/AFRIS/Data/507.htm
title=Lallemantia iberica
work=Animal Feed Resources Information System
publisher=FAO
accessdate=2006-11-08] The oil is also edible. [cite book
title=Cornucopia
author=S. Facciola
id=ISBN 978-0-9628087-0-8
publisher=Kampong Publications
date=1990]

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