Camellia oil (tsubaki oil)

Japanese: ツバキ油(椿油) - つばきあぶら（英語表記）tsubaki oil

A pale yellow non-drying vegetable oil extracted by removing the seed coat from the seeds of Camellia japonica L. and squeezing them. The oil content of the seeds is 30-40% (kernels are 60-65%), the melting point is -15 to -21°C, the specific gravity ^is d415 = 0.915-0.918, _the refractive index ^is nD20 = 1.4676-1.4696, the saponification value is 188-197, and the iodine value is 73-87. The fatty acid composition is 87% oleic acid, 2% linoleic acid, _and 11% saturated acid. It is a specialty of Japan, with the Izu Islands and southern Kyushu being famous production areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ツバキCamellia japonica L.の種子から種皮を除き，圧搾法によって採取される淡黄色の植物性不乾性油。種子の含油率は30～40％(核は60～65％)，融点－15～－21℃，比重d₄¹⁵＝0.915～0.918，屈折率n_D²⁰＝1.4676～1.4696，ケン化価188～197，ヨウ素価73～87。脂肪酸組成はオレイン酸87％，リノール酸2％，飽和酸11％。日本特産で，伊豆諸島，九州南部が著名産地。

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