Oilseeds

Question 1

What is canola?

Answer 1

A type of rapeseed

Question 2

____% of canola is genetically modified

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

Fats are _____ at room temperature and oil are _____

Answer 3

solid, liquid

Question 4

What are edible fats and oils a mixture of?

Answer 4

triacylgylcerols

Question 5

What do triglycerides consist of?

Answer 5

unbranched carbon chain (2-28) with acid group at one end

Question 6

Palmitic acid

Answer 6

C16:0 saturated

Question 7

Stearic acid

Answer 7

C18:0 saturated

Question 8

Oleic acid

Answer 8

C18:0 monosaturated

Question 9

Linoleic acid

Answer 9

C18:2 polyunsaturated

Question 10

Linolenic acid

Answer 10

C18:3 polyunsaturated (omega -3)

Question 11

Eicosatetraenoic acid (EPA)

Answer 11

C20:5 (omega-3)

Question 12

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

Answer 12

C22:6 (omega-3)

Question 13

Melting point ______ as the carbon chain length _____

Answer 13

increases, increases

Question 14

Melting point _____ as the # of double bonds _______

Answer 14

decreases, increases

Question 15

Does unsaturation or chain length have the most effect on melting point?

Answer 15

unsaturation

Question 16

Stability ______ as the number of double bonds ______

Answer 16

decreases, increases

Question 17

The dominant type of fatty acid in liquid oils

Answer 17

unsaturated

Question 18

The dominant type of fatty acid in solid fats

Answer 18

saturated

Question 19

Hydrogenation

Answer 19

a conventional process used to convert liquid vegetable oil into solid or semi-solid fats

Question 20

Melting points of trans isomers are ______ than those of corresponding cis isomers

Answer 20

higher

Question 21

Enzyme Interesterification

Answer 21

Process uses an enzyme to break and reform ester bonds

Question 22

Canola Pretreatment

Answer 22

Cleaning and squashing the seeds

Question 23

Canola oil expelling/extraction

Answer 23

Mechanical press to squeeze oil using friction

Question 24

Canola refining process

Answer 24

remove all contaminants and enhances flavour/colour

Question 25

Palm oil

Answer 25

derived from the fruit of the oil plam

Question 26

Palm oil use

Answer 26

Used as solid fat component in margarines and shortenings, and used in biodiesel

Question 27

Soybean

Answer 27

Worlds most important oilseed and source of vegetable oil

Question 28

What is used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals as food additives?

Answer 28

Sterols

Question 29

This meal sets the standard for high-protein feed ingredients

Answer 29

soybean

Question 30

Canola

Answer 30

Canada’s oilseed that are small, round seeds

Question 31

Canola oil composition

Answer 31

High in fibre, low in protein, good balance in essential amino acids

Question 32

Sunflower

Answer 32

Oil is highly poly-unsaturated, meal is very high in fibre and limited to ruminant feed

Question 33

Where is sunflower native to?

Answer 33

Southern British Columbia

Question 34

Which first nations used sunflower seed for oil?

Answer 34

Indigenous people from North America

Question 35

How much of the world’s flax seed does Canada produce?

Answer 35

1/3

Question 36

Corn oil

Answer 36

Extracted from corn germ

Question 37

What is peanut oil primarily used for?

Answer 37

liquid frying oil