Mustard Oil
Introduction
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Mustard is a well-known oil seed and an
annual crop. It has round stem with long inter-modes, simple, alternate and
very soft yellowish green leaves. The fruit is a pod containing seeds. Dry
mustard seeds are small, round and darkish-brown or grayish-brown in color.
They have no smell, but when pounded and moistured with water, they emit a
peculiar strong smell.
Mustard oil is of vegetable origin and is obtained from seeds of the black
and white (Sinapis alba) mustard plants. In the crude state, black mustard
oil (Brassica nigra, light color) has a spicy odor and a strong taste. When
refined it is neutral in odor and taste. White mustard oil (yellow color)
has a bitingly pungent taste due to the allyl mustard oil it contains.
India is the fourth largest oilseed producing country in the world. mustard
seed is having major percentage of this. The crude mustard oil is dark brown
in colour with a pungent odor. Refined mustard oil is used mainly for
cooking as it is slightly more viscous and has a lower saponification value
and a higher refractive index compared to other vegetable oils.
Product name
Scientific: Sinapis alba,
Brassica nigra
English: Mustard oil
French: Huile de moutarde
German : Senföl
Spanish : Aceite de mostaza
Indian : Sarson ka Tel
Major Producing Countries
Black mustard is a native of Eurasia. It
has been in cultivation in, Europe, Belgium, China, India, Japan for a long
time. This was the first species to provide table mustard for use as a
condiment. It has been used by Romans, Greeks and Indians since ancient
times. The plant is cultivated as a field crop in most temperate countries.
Product description
"Oils" is a collective term
for more or less viscous, generally organic-chemical liquids. Depending on
their chemical composition, a distinction may be drawn between fatty,
essential, mineral and silicone oils. Fatty oils include liquid, semisolid
and solid products of vegetable and animal origin. They are also known as
sweet oils.
Mustard oil is the third largest edible oil produced in the world after Soy
oil and Palm oil. At a production level of 13-14 million tons, it accounts
for about 12% of the total World's edible oil production. It refers to two
different types of oil that are made from mustard seeds. These are
- Fatty vegetable oil resulting from pressing the seeds
- Essential oil resulting from grinding the seeds, mixing them with
water and extracting the resulting volatile oil by distillation.
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Mustard oil, which is known for its
pungency, strong flavor & smell, is traditionally the most preferred oil
for various culinary & medicinal usages. The oil comprises mostly of the
fatty acids, oleic acid, linoleic acid and erucic acid. At 5%, mustard seed
oil has the lowest saturated fat content of the edible oils.
Advantages of Mustard Oil
- Our ancient holy literatures i.e. VEDS, UPNISHADS, CHARAK SANHITA
etc. had emphasized the medicinal values of Mustard Oil apart to
their un parallel use in cooking , pickles and massage. For the last
two decades the Multinational Companies had tried their level best
to dominate over the Mustard Oil through all media and kept low
prices of their products or imported Oils. To some extent they
succeeded. Now the Doctors, Oil technologists, Scientists had again
admitted the values of Mustard Oil and through seminars and articles
etc had awaken consumers to its unmatched importance. The consumers
are now again coming back to indigenous Mustard Oil which is
providing to be good to heart and health as in the past.
- Mustard oil, which is rich in alpha - linolenic acid (an
essential fatty acid which has been shown to reduce cholesterol
levels, and reduce the risk of heart diseases), was linked with
2 fold lower risk compared to sunflower and other oils. The
researchers also said that people who use mustard oil for frying
reduce their risk of heart attack by almost 71%.
- Mustard oil is healthy as it has 30 per cent protein, calcium,
phytins, phenolics and natural anti-oxidants. Mustard oil contains
high amount of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and a good ratio of
polyunsaturated fatty acids, which is good for heart. Mustard oil
contains the least amount of saturated fatty acids, making it safe
for heart patients.
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Standard packing on Sunrise brand name
in packs of
| Jar |
5 lt
2 lt |
| Bottle |
1 lt
500 ml
200 ml |
| Pouch |
1 lt
500 ml |
Customized Labeling or Packed as per customer's requirements. Packaging
for repackaging for Bulk Orders
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