Camelina Oil

Summary: In 2010, Health Canada approved camelina oil as a novel food in Canada and allowed its sale for human consumption. Camelina meal, however, has not yet been approved as feed in Canada. This chapter will review both the historical development of this crop as well as the composition, stability, and nutritional properties of the oil for human use. In ...

Summary: The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of increasing doses of cold-pressed Camelina sativa oil (CO) with high level of α- linolenic acid (56.1%) on plasma and liver lipids as well as on oxidative level of Sprague-Dawley rats fed with high fat diets (HFD) containing 20% fat and 1% cholesterol. Finding: Camelina sativa oil containing ...

Summary: The oxidative stability of ω3 -rich oil from Camelina sativa and the storage stability of a camelina oil–based spread were evaluated. Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb14163.x/abstract

Summary: Oxidative stability of omega-3 rich camelina oil in food products and during frying was evaluated and compared with sunflower oil. Link:  http://openagricola.nal.usda.gov/Record/IND44326025