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Carthamus tinctorius L.
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are 30 to 150 cm (12 to 59 in) tall with globular flower heads having yellow, orange, or red flowers. Each branch will usually have from one to five flower heads containing 15 to 20 seeds per head.
Traditionally, the crop was grown for its seeds, and used for colouring and flavouring foods, in medicines, and making red (carthamin) and yellow dyes, especially before cheaper aniline dyes became available.
Safflower seed oil is flavorless and colorless, and nutritionally similar to sunflower oil. It is used mainly in cosmetics and as a cooking oil, in salad dressing, and for the production of margarine. Traditionally, the crop was grown for its seeds, and used for colouring and flavouring foods, in medicines, and making red (carthamin) and yellow dyes.
Carthamus tinctorius L.
Research products of Carthamus tinctorius L.
Catalog Product Name CAS Number Manual
CFN99927Crocin I94238-00-3  PDF
CFN99928Crocin II55750-84-0  PDF
CFN99950Hydroxysafflor yellow A78281-02-4  PDF
CFN90226Croceic acid27876-94-4  n/a
CFN99716Palmitic acid57-10-3  PDF
CFN99453Cinnamic acid140-10-3  PDF
CFN98565Luteolin-7-O-glucoside5373-11-5  PDF
CFN98838Kaempferol520-18-3  PDF
CFN98756Kaempferitrin482-38-2  PDF
CFN99272Quercetin117-39-5  PDF
CFN98850Quercitrin522-12-3  PDF
CFN99771Quercetin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside491-50-9  PDF
CFN99642Rutin153-18-4  PDF
CFN99830Nicotiflorin17650-84-9  PDF
CFN902336-Methoxykaempferol 3-O-rutinoside403861-33-6  n/a
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