Taramira oil or jamba oil, is a seed oil, pressed from the seeds of the arugula ( Eruca sativa). Because the plant is highly drought resistant, the oil is popular in regions of poor rainfall, particularly in West Asia, Pakistan and Northern India. [1]
Uses
The oil is highly pungent and, upon extraction, acrid. The pungency differs from that of mustard oil, although taramira oil can be used to make a sort of mustard. [2] In India, the oil is used for pickling, after aging to reduce the acridity, as a salad or cooking oil.
The oil is also used as a massage oil and to soothe the skin. [2] The seed cake, a byproduct of oil production, is also of use as animal feed. [3]
References
- ^ T.C. Sindhu Kanya and M. Kantaraj Urs (January 1989). "Studies on taramira (eruca sativa) seed oil and meal". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 66 (1): 139–140. doi: 10.1007/BF02661804. S2CID 82471587.
- ^ a b G.J.H. Grubben and O.A. Denton, ed. (2004). "Vegetables". Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Vol. 2. p. 295. ISBN 978-90-5782-147-9.
- ^ Das, Srinabas; Kumar Tyagi; Harjit Kaur (2004). "Evaluation of taramira oil-cake and reduction of its glucosinolate content by different treatments". Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 73 (6): 687–691.
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