Module 9-what are oil seeds?

Question 1

what are oil seeds

Answer 1

Oilseed crops are grown primarily for the oil contained in the seeds

Question 2

how much oil is contained in a oil seed

Answer 2

oil contained in the seed ranges from twenty percent for soybeans to more than forty percent for sunflowers and canola

Question 3

what products are oil seeds used for

Answer 3

There exists a wide variety of crops grown for the production of oilseeds to produce vegetable oils, industrial products and livestock feeds

Question 4

what was the recent global production of oil seeds

Answer 4

In 2020, global production of oilseeds was almost 600 million tonnes yielding approximately 200 million tonnes of vegetable oil and 350 million tonnes of meal

Question 5

what countries are the biggest oilseed producers in the world? and where does Canada fall?

Answer 5

Canada is the sixth largest producer of oilseeds in the world following the United States, Brazil, China, Argentina and India

Question 6

what is the major world sources of edible seed oils

Answer 6

The major world sources of edible seed oils are soybeans, oil palm, canola, sunflowers, peanuts and cotton

Question 7

what are flax and castor bean oils used for

Answer 7

Flax and castor bean oils are used mainly for industrial purposes such as the manufacture of paints, varnishes, putty, printing inks, greases, plastics, etc.

Question 8

what are oilseed meals?

Answer 8

Oilseed meals are by-products of industrial oilseed processing

Question 9

what is oilseed meals used for

Answer 9

Oilseed meals are used in the production of livestock feeds, providing high quality protein to create nutritionally balanced feeds.
Oilseeds are increasingly used in the production of first generation biofuels, mainly ethanol and biodiesel, sparking debate about redirection of sources of dietary energy for humans into the energy sector

Question 10

what is the top 2 produced oilseed

Answer 10

1) corn

2) palm oil