Apple seed oil
{{Short description|Vegetable oil extracted from apple seeds}}
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Apple seed oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing apple seeds. It is used in manufacturing cosmetics.Krist, Sabine. (2020). Vegetable Fats and Oils. Springer. pp. 61-66. {{ISBN|978-3-030-30313-6}}
Apple seed oil may be used as an edible oil, with the oil cake being used to supplement animal feed.{{cite journal |doi=10.2202/1556-3758.1283 |title=Proximate Composition of the Apple Seed and Characterization of Its Oil |year=2007 |last1=Yu |first1=Xiuzhu |last2=Van De Voort |first2=Frederick R. |last3=Li |first3=Zhixi |last4=Yue |first4=Tianli |journal=International Journal of Food Engineering |volume=3|issue=5 |s2cid=98590230 }}
Apple seed oil has a relatively high iodine value and because of this it is used in the production of alkyd resins, shoe polish and varnish.
Fatty acid profile
Apple seed oils consist of predominantly unsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acid (50.7-51.4%), oleic acid (37.49-38.55%). Saturated fatty acids present in apple seed oil are palmitic acid (6.51-6.60%), stearic acid (1.75-1.96%) and arachidic acid (1.49-1.54%).{{cite journal|author=Tian HL, Zhan P, Li KX.|year=2010|title=Analysis of components and study on antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of oil in apple seeds.|journal=International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition|volume=61|issue=4|pages=395–403|doi=10.3109/09637480903535772|pmid=20128637|s2cid=25472923 }}