Agriculture & Organic Commodities
Oilseeds & oils knowledge centre
A reliable oil contract identifies the botanical source, use class, extraction route, refining history, compositional profile, oxidation limits and lot evidence.
Food-scope correction
Castor seed has been quarantined from the public food catalogue. Its legacy records remain preserved for audit, but it is not offered as an edible seed program.
Identity map
Arachis hypogaea
Blanched is a processing state, not a separate species. Edible kernels and extracted oil require different specifications.
Brassica spp.
Brown/yellow seed market classes and conventional/low-erucic oil programs must be identified explicitly.
Sesamum indicum
Black, natural white and hulled describe seed classes/processes; hulled seed must not be presented as a colour variety.
Helianthus annuus
Conventional and high-oleic oils are composition programs, not interchangeable marketing grades.
Linum usitatissimum
Brown and golden are seed colour classes. Colour alone does not establish omega-3 content or cultivar.
Glycine max
Food, crushing and seed-grade soybeans require different contracts; GMO status must be supported by the agreed evidence.
Cocos nucifera
Virgin/cold-process and refined coconut oils differ in raw material and processing; ‘cold-pressed’ needs a defined process.
Oryza sativa bran
Rice bran is enzyme-active and stabilization/extraction history matters. Treat a legacy ‘cold-pressed’ label as unverified until the actual process is documented.
Define preparation, pressing temperature/control and filtration. The term does not itself prove virgin status, purity or nutritional superiority.
Declare extraction route and refining steps; verify identity, oxidation, contaminants, additives/fortification and residual solvent where applicable.