oilseeds

Question 1

why are oilseeds important

Answer 1

edible oil and protein fractions - high economic value, nutrient meal, economically important, widely available, fuel

Question 2

what is canola

Answer 2

type of rape seed, developed in canada in the 1970s

Question 3

______% of canola is gentically modified

Answer 3

90

Question 4

canola is rapeseed bread to have low levels of erucic acid and glucinolates, well balanced amino acid profile

Question 5

__% of canola grown in Canada comes from SK

Answer 5

55

Question 6

what is an oil

Answer 6

oils are liquids, fats are solids

Question 7

triglyceride

Answer 7

unbranched carbon chains 4-28 carbons in length with an acid group at one end, chains may be saturated or unsaturated ie contain one or several C=C double bonds

Question 8

melting point increases as the carbon chain legth increases

Question 9

melting point decreases as the number of doble bonds increases, effect of unsaturation on melting point is much greater than that of chain lenth

Question 10

stability decreases as the nu,ber of double bonds increases

Question 11

liquid oils contain prodominantly unsaturated fatty acids

Question 12

solid fats contain mostly saturated fatty acids or a mixture of both

Answer 12

lipids with a larger proportion of unsaturated fatty acids are more susceptible to thermal and oxidative breakdown