Chinese Traditional Medicinal Herb 100% Natural Works Effective Hong hua Flos Carthami Safflower

5)Description: Our Safflower are come from two origin,XiZang and XingJiang Province.We supply it for all year round.

Safflower provides three principle products: oil, meal and birdseed. Safflower oil is used by both food producers and industry. Safflower oil consists of two types with corresponding types of safflower varieties: those high in monounsaturated fatty acid (oleic) and those high in polyunsaturated fatty acid (linoleic). Currently the predominant oil market is for those varieties that produce seed high in oleic acid and very low in saturated fatty acids. High oleic safflower oil is lower in saturates and higher in monounsaturates than olive oil. High oleic oil is a beneficial agent in the prevention of coronary artery disease. Oil from this type of safflower is used as a heat-stable cooking oil to fry such food items as french fries, chips and other snack items and also is used in cosmetics, food coatings and infant food formulations. High linoleic safflower oil also is used in human nutrition, but in recent years market demand has drastically shifted from the traditional high linoleic oils to high oleic oil. High linoleic oil is valued as a drying agent in paints and varnishes because of its nonyellowing characteristic. The meal, which is about 24 percent protein and high in fiber, is used as a protein supplement for livestock and poultry feed. Safflower seed also is marketed as birdseed. This industry prefers the white hull or normal hull type of safflower even though striped and partial hull types usually are higher in oil and protein content. The birdseed market does not have a preference for a fatty acid type. Safflower also makes an acceptable livestock forage if cut at or just after bloom stage.