Oilseed Flashcards

1
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Oilseed

A

Any seed from cultivated crops yielding oil

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2
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Top seven oilseed production

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  1. Soybean
  2. Rapeseed
  3. Cottonseed
  4. Peanuts
  5. Sunflower
  6. Palm kennel
  7. Copra
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3
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Plant store oil/ fat in

A

Seed
Cotyledons/ Endosperm
~ 75% of seed weight

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4
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Oil store in plant as

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triacylglycerol

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5
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Global veg oil production keep increasing. how much % is for ediable purpose

A

~ 80%

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6
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How many known plant species are grown in organised agriculture

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< 0.1%

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7
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Fatty acid biosynthesis is a ________ metabolic pathway for

A

primary

Cell division, growth and development

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8
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How many known plant species have been surveyed for their oil content

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> 10%

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9
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Who is screening indigenous species for oil content to __________________

A

Kew Gardens is screening

to identify alternative crops for sustainable agriculture

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10
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screening indigenous species for oil content, because

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  • Indigenous species often grow on small scale in a sustainable way
  • Wild oilseed species- high genetic diversity good for breeding progrems
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11
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Why do plants store lipids in seeds?

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To provide energy for germination

  • efficient forms of energy store
  • 1 g of oil can convert to 2.7g carbohydrate
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12
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How lipid converted into sugar and energy

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(TAG) > [Lipolysis] > Fatty acid
Fatty acid > [Beta- oxidation] > Acetyl CoA
Acetyl CoA > [ Citric acid cycle] > ATP or
Acetyl CoA > [Glyoxylate cycle] > Succinate (Sugar)

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13
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In US, soybean accounts for ? % of ediable oil/ fat

A

~80%

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14
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Soybean seed composed of ?% of oil

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17%

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15
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Spreads made from veg oil contains ______ that helps ___________

A

Sterols, helps block cholesterol absorption

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16
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Rapeseed originally rich in ___________

In 1960’s, a new canola rapeseed variety was breed that accumulated ___________ in seed

A
  • erucic acid
  • less than 2% of erucic acid
  • now have more oleic acid
  • By 5 new breed or GM
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17
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Rapeseed contain

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~ 35-45% oil
25 % protein
35 % starch and fibre

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18
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Rapeseed food use

A

Margarine, salad dressing, cooking oil mayonnasise, fried snack food

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19
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Rapeseed species name

A

Brassica napus

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20
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Biosynthesis of storage lipids in plants

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Import of carbon precursors > fatty acid biosynthesis > Fatty acid modification > Assembly of triacylglycerol > Storage of oil bodies

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21
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Erucic acid needs to be accumulated in ________, because ______

A

Rapeseed

because the fatty acid been associated with Cardiac muscle damage. Not good to be in human diet or animal feed

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22
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Perimeters of pod development rate

A
Developmental stages:
0- Flowering
1- Pods green and fully muture
2- Pods 50% yellow
3- Pods 100% yellow
4- Pods brown and dry

Average seed weight

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23
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How to understand resource allocation

A

Integrating the traits

Accessing how the seed weight relates to the pod developemnt rate

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24
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Wat helps to predict factors of rapeseed seed yield

The prediction?

A

Rapeseed statistical yield model
It predicts 96.5% of variability in seed yield across the trial are above ground biomass (85.2%) and seed oil - protein ratio partitioning (7.1%)

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25
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Rapeseed composition

A
  1. Omega 9 oleic fatty acid
  2. Omega 9 erucic fatty acid
  3. Omega 6 linoleic acid
  4. Omega 3 linolenic acid
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26
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Oilseed meal

A

The oilseed residue remain after oil that has been extracted from oil seed

  • Good source of protein, fibre and fat
  • Balance in all essential amino acids
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27
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Oilseed meals are used depends upon

A

glucosinolate content of the meal

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28
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Oilseed meal are used for

A
  • High protein feed for livestock and aquaculture
  • Fertiliser
  • Weed/ pest control
  • Human consumption ?
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29
Q

Cottonseed is cheap to manufacture T/F

A

T

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30
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Cottonseed is used for

A
  • Peanut butter
  • Cereals
  • Salad dressing
  • Bread
  • Biscuits
  • Margarines
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31
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Cottonseed delinting

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to remove the remaining lint from the cottonseed

32
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Cottonseed composition

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Cottonseed, lint (8-12%), Hull ( 40-45%)

33
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Aims of delinting

A
  • Increasing oil yield

- Obtain oil first, then cut linters

34
Q

Palm oil produced most in _____

A

Malaysia (50% of world production)

35
Q

Palm oil is the world largest fruit crop T/ F

A

T

36
Q

How many % of supermarket produce contain palm oil

A

10%

37
Q

Palm oil fruits

A

grow in large 10- 15 kg bunchs

38
Q

palm oil fruits yield two different types of oil by

A

mesocarp - rich in palmitic acid

kernel - rich in lauric oil - 67% kernel oil used in food

39
Q

How much palm oil produced in 2012?

How much imported into UK in 2009/10

A

5.9 m tonnes

48100 tonnes

40
Q

Palm oil composition

A
  • veg oil with high saturated oil content ~ 50%
  • Cholesterol free
  • Rich source of carotenoids and vit E which confers natural stability against oxidative deterioration
41
Q

palm oil can be used for

A

Stearin (hard) - shortening, pastry margarines
Mid (medium) - margarins
Olein (soft) - Liquid cooking oil

42
Q

Problems with oil production

A
  • Deforastation and loss of habitat
  • Soil erosion
  • Water pollution from effluent
  • Carbon emissions- Indonesia (worst in world)
43
Q

Roundtable on sustainable palm oil production establish

A

in 2004

44
Q

Roundtable on sustainable palm oil production led to

A

the introduction of certified sustainable palm oil

  • a plantation has been established on land that has not been deforested and converted to plantation after 2005
  • The plantation haas environmental, social and economic standard
45
Q

Roundtable on sustainable palm oil production aim to

A
  • advance the production, procurement, finance and use of sustainable palm oil products
  • to engage and commit all stakeholders throughout the supply chain, including the governments and consumers
46
Q

members of roundtable on sustainable palm oil production

A

Cadbury, Tesco, M&S, Heinz, Starbucks, Kellogg, Boots, Body Shop

47
Q

Sunflower seeds composition

A

contain 30- 50% oil

- 90% unsaturated fatty acid (Linoleic 44-72% /Oleic/ Linolenic)

48
Q

Sunflower seed fatty acid composition depends on

A

where the flower is grown
Cool Climate- more linoleic acid (PUFA)
Warm climate- more oleic acid (MUFA)

49
Q

Surflower oil can used for

A

Salad oil, cooking oil, margarines

50
Q

High oleic acid surflowers developed (? %)- _______ than conventional oils

A

(80%)

higher stability than

51
Q

Peanuts is

A

N- fixing legume

52
Q

Shelled peanuts composition

A
  • 40- 48% oil
  • over 75% unsaturated fatty acid (oleic acid & linoleic acid) / low in saturated fatty acid
  • 25- 30% protein
53
Q

Why eat oilseed

A
  • it the second important source of edible calories
  • produce variety of products
  • health benefits
54
Q

health benefits of oilseeds

A
Linoleic acid (omega 6)
Linolenic acid (omega 3)
55
Q

animals fat is

A

saturated fat

56
Q

mammals lack the _________ required to synthesis ______________-

A

desaturaese

polyunsaturated fatty acid

57
Q

Saturated fat can cause which disease

A
  • Stroke
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes
58
Q

Denmark’s fat tax

A
  • Introduced oct 2011
  • Tax food containing more than 2.3% Saturated fat
  • Abolished Nov 2012
59
Q

Dietary lipids provide PUFA which are ________ for very long chain omega 6 & 3 and locally acting as ___________

A
  • precursors

- signalling metabolites e.g. eicosanoids

60
Q

Plants don’t have the _________ to convert PUFA into _________

A
  • enzyme

- very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid

61
Q

Nutritionally most important VLCUPFAs

A
Arachidonic acid  (6 20:4) [omega 6] ARA
Docosahexaenoic acid (3 20:5) [omega 3] EPA
Eicosapentaenoic acid ( 3 22:6) [omega 3] DHA
62
Q

Break down process of VLCUPFAs

A

Linoleic LA> y - linoleic GLA > DGLA > Arachidonic acid (ARA)

63
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Health benefits of Linoleic acids (omega 6)

A
  • Precursor of ARA
  • Repair and growth of skeletal muscle
  • Preserve hippocampel cell membrance fluidity
  • maintain hormonal balance
  • component of membrane phospholipid
  • decrease cholestrol
  • reduce chance of cardiovascular disease
  • carrier of fat soluble vitamin (A,D,E)
64
Q

Health disaster of high linoleic diet

A
  • can counteract with the health benefit of omega 3
  • Contribute to allergic response
  • cause pro- thrombotic and pro- aggregatory response
  • increase tumour proliferation
  • cause pro-inflammatory response that can lead to rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis of the skin
65
Q

omega 3 intake as % energy

intake (mg/day)

A

minimum 0.2-0.3%
optimum 1-2 %

minimum 400-600
optimum 2400- 4800

66
Q

omega 6 intake as % energy

intake (mg/day)

A

minimum 1-3 %
optimum 3-5 %

minimum 2400-7200
optimum 7200- 12000

67
Q

omega-6/omega-3 ratio suggestion

A

2:1 - 6:1

68
Q

Western diet has the omega-6/omega-3 ratio

A

10:1 or more

69
Q

which food products have very high ratio of ω6/ω3

A

processed food with extended shelf life

70
Q

Problem of omega 3/6 diet

A
  • omega 3 is an essential fatty acid
  • Dietary shift toward omega 6
  • Fish stocks are severly depleted
  • High cost of processing fish oil
71
Q

Science solution of omega 3 production in oilseeds

A
  • engineer omega 3 into plants
  • several transgenic rapeseed and soya bean varieties, with modified seed oils, now available for commercial cultivation
  • aim to make 10% of seed oil omega 3
72
Q

Sustainability

A

development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

73
Q

three pillars of sustainability

A
  • Social - meets social needs for nutritious food
  • Economics - is economically viable and provides affordable food
  • Environmental- conserve natural resources and the quality of environment
74
Q

omega 3 & 6 pathway

A

< 1% conversion of 18:2 to ARA

~ 5-10% conversion of 18:3 to EPA

75
Q

Difficulties increasing VLCPUFA in transgenic plants

A
  • fatty acid composition and concentration are not equivalent to fish oil
  • metabolic bottlenecks - due to substrate dichotomy between the desaturase and the elongase
  • limited knowledge about the regulation of pathways involved in fatty acid synethesis in high plants
  • Expression of transgenes in seed normally linked to seed storage proteins and not genes involved in oil biosynthesis