Safflower Seed By Rsv Global

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an annual, broadleaf oilseed crop. Safflower was originally grown for the flowers that were used in making red and yellow dyes for clothing and food preparation. Today this crop supplies oil, meal, birdseed, and foots (residue from oil processing) for the food and industrial products markets, although this crop is now primarily grown for the oil. The oil in linoleic safflower contains nearly 75% linoleic acid, which is considerably higher than corn, soybean, cottonseed, peanut or olive oils. This oil can also be used as a diesel fuel substitute, but like most vegetable oils, is currently too expensive for this use.