Oils & fats · borters.ch
saturated 7% · monounsaturated 69% · polyunsaturated 24%
linoleic acid (omega 6) 15 g (per 100 g)
alpha-linolenic acid (omega 3) 6 g (per 100 g)
unrefined 190–250 °C
Cool and dark, a year.
An everyday oil in northern India and Bengal, pungent in scent. In the EU it is mostly sold for external use and labelled not for consumption — the reason is erucic acid, whose intake the EU limits. Worth knowing for anyone buying it in an Asian shop to cook with.