Evening Primrose Oil
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Augustus
Oils Ltd is registered in England and Wales at
Augustus House
Mill Lane
Alton, Hants, UK
Reg No 1950177
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Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil.
Description
Evening Primrose oil is a greenish yellow to yellow fixed oil with little
odour. It is very rich in linoleic acid and about 10% of rare gamma-linolenic
acid.
Uses:
Used in cosmetics as a skin softener and bleach. As a diet supplement,
Evening Primrose oil is reputed to provide essential fatty acids, importantly
gamma-linolenic acid. It also may have anti-inflammatory properties.
Extraction:
Commonly cold pressed from the seed of the Evening Primrose, Oenothera
biennis.
Source:
Originating from North America, an estimated 90% of the world's production
of Evening Primrose seed is now from China.
Key properties:
Rich source of essential fatty acids.
Typical profiles:
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Fatty
acids
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Stearines |
Tocopherols |
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| 14:0 | Myristic | 0.1% |
Chlolesterol |
1.90mg/100g |
alpha-Tocopherol | 142.00mg/kg |
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| 16:0 | Palmitic | 6.8% |
Sitosterol | 1236.70mg/100g |
sigma-Tocopherol |
8.00mg/kg |
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| 16:1 | Palmitoleic | 0.1% |
Brassicasterol |
3.00mg/100g |
gamma-Tocopherol | 386.00mg/kg |
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| 17:0 | Margaric | 0.1% |
Sitostanol |
26.30mg/100g |
gamma-Tocotrienol | 7.00mg/kg |
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| 18:0 | Stearic | 2.0% |
Campesterol |
144.80mg/100g |
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| 18:1 | Oleic | 8.6% |
Campestanol |
3.30mg/100g |
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| 18:2 | Linoleic | 72.1% |
Clersterol |
6.10mg/100g |
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| 18:3 | Linolenic | 8.3% |
delta 5-Avenasterol |
61.40mg/100g |
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| 18:4 | Stearidonic | 0.1% |
delta 5-24-Stimastadienol |
73.80mg/100g |
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| 20:0 | Arachidic | 0.4% |
delta 7-Stigmastenol |
13.80mg/100g |
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| 20:1 | Gadoleic | 0.2% |
delta 7-Avenasterol |
5.90mg/100g |
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| 24:0 | Lignoceric | 0.1% |
delta 7-Campesterol |
0.80mg/100g |
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| delta 5-23-Stigmastadienol |
0.90mg/100g |
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