Cooking oils

liquid fat extracted by pressing olives

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oil pressed from the seed of Helianthus annuus

edible oil derived from coconut

oil consumed by humans, from vegetable or animal origin

sesame seed oil

mild-tasting vegetable oil derived from peanuts

oil extracted from the germ of corn (maize)

vegetable oil

argan oil is found in argan tree

cooking oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plants of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum

oil from the seeds of Vitis vinifera

oil from mustard seed

oil from the seeds of pumpkins

oil extracted from the hard outer brown layer of rice

oil extracted from English walnuts

edible plant oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis

oil drainage

Smen (from also called sman, semn, semneh, or sminn) is a salted, fermented butter native to North African cuisine (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia), as well as a traditional Yemeni dish. In countries like Jordan and Lebanon, samneh is a type of butter similar to clarified butter, while north African smen is a type of fermented butter similar to ghee.

oil from the seeds of Papaver somniferum

non-volatile oil expressed from the nut meat of the macadamia

oil from the seeds of Perilla ocymoides

oil obtained from the tea plant

oil infused with 2,4-dithiapentane and other aromatic compounds occurring in the truffle

clear light yellow vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the babassu palm (Attalea speciosa)

oil derived from seeds of Moringa oleifera

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oil from the seeds of apple

oil from the seeds of Sclerocarya birrea

Vanaspati (Devanagari: ) is the Sanskrit word that now refers to the entire plant kingdom. However, according to Charaka Samhitā and Sushruta Samhita medical texts and the Vaisesikas school of philosophy, "vanaspati" is limited to plants that bear fruits but no evident flowers. In the Rigveda, 9th Mandala, Hymn 5.10, "Vanaspati" (literally meaning: Lord of the Forest) is a deity presiding over the forest and described as the "ever-green, the golden-hued, refulgent, with a thousand boughs."

oil is used for cosmetic, drugs and gastronomic purposes

Illipe butter is a vegetable fat from the nut (known as the "false illipe nut") of the Shorea stenoptera tree (now Rubroshorea stenoptera), sometimes used as a butter substitute. Borneo tallow nut oil is extracted from this species. The word Illipe is derived from the Tamil word for the tree Iluppai (இலுப்பை). The true illipe nut is from the species Madhuca latifolia; it is used for producing biodiesel, and Mowrah Butter is from Madhuca longifolia, Family Sapotaceae.