Camelina

Other Names : Camelina sativa, gold-of-pleasure, false flax, also occasionally wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame, Siberian oilseed, Huttentut, dederzaad, vlasdodder, vlasdotter, Saat-Leindotter, Dotterlein, lin bâtard, sésame d'Allemagne.
See also :

• Omega-3 fatty acids
• Oil

Health Benefits and Uses of Camelina

• The oil content of the seed varies from 28 to 42%. Camelina oil shows a very high level of Omega-3 fatty acids (more than 45%), a characteristic that is not very common in land plants. It has more than 70% polyunsaturated fatty acids, the main complex elements of which are alpha-linolenic acid (C18: 3 n-3) and linoleic acid (C18: 2 n-6), acid oleic (C18: 1 cis-9) and gadoleic acid (C20: 1 cis-9). This fatty substance is in particular very rich in antioxidants, such as tocopherols, and therefore very resistant to oxidation in butyric acid.
• Camelina oil is used for cooking; its taste is similar to that of almond. Its richness in alpha-linolenic acid has an effect comparable to that of rapeseed oil and olive oil on the reduction of cholesterol.

References

• Henna M. Karvonen, Antti Aro, Niina S. Tapola, Irma Salminen, Matti I.J. Uusitupa et Essi S. Sarkkinen, « Effect of [alpha ]-linolenic acid[ndash ]rich Camelina sativa oil on serum fatty acid composition and serum lipids in hypercholesterolemic subjects », Metabolism Clinical and Experimental, vol. 51, no 10,‎ octobre 2002, p. 1223-1260
• Alain Bonjean et François Le Goffic, « La Cameline - Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz : une opportunité pour l'agriculture et l'industrie européennes », Oléagineux, Corps Gras, Lipides, vol. 6, no 1,‎ février 1999, p. 28-34