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    Oil seeds are an important energy-rich crop that provide vegetable oils. They have a higher "fat penalty" than other crops, meaning it takes more photosynthate to produce a gram of oil than a gram of carbohydrates or protein. Historically, groundnut, mustard, cotton seed, and linseed were important oil seeds in India, but production has expanded to include soybean, sunflower, and oil palm. India's domestic vegetable oil production and imports have both increased over the past decade, but domestic demand continues to outpace supply.

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    Oil seeds are an important energy-rich crop that provide vegetable oils. They have a higher "fat penalty" than other crops, meaning it takes more photosynthate to produce a gram of oil than a gram of carbohydrates or protein. Historically, groundnut, mustard, cotton seed, and linseed were important oil seeds in India, but production has expanded to include soybean, sunflower, and oil palm. India's domestic vegetable oil production and imports have both increased over the past decade, but domestic demand continues to outpace supply.

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    Oil seeds are an important energy-rich crop that provide vegetable oils. They have a higher "fat penalty" than other crops, meaning it takes more photosynthate to produce a gram of oil than a gram of carbohydrates or protein. Historically, groundnut, mustard, cotton seed, and linseed were important oil seeds in India, but production has expanded to include soybean, sunflower, and oil palm. India's domestic vegetable oil production and imports have both increased over the past decade, but domestic demand continues to outpace supply.

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    Lesson 1

    Oil seeds and their importance


    What is fat penalty?
    o Oil seeds are energy rich crop
    o 1g of photosynthate is converted as:
    0.70 g of cereal
    0.64g of pulses
    0.42g of oil / fat
    o Energy content MJ/kg
    Oil - 39.8
    Protein - 23.9
    CHO - 16.8
    Oil seed production & vegetable oil availability in India (Million)
    Year

    2004-05
    2003-04
    2002-03
    2001-02
    2000-01

    9 oilseeds
    M ha
    24.8
    25.1
    15.1
    20.7
    18.4

    Domestic
    Veg Oil
    (M t)
    7.50
    7.79
    5.15
    6.72
    5.85

    Import
    Veg Oil
    (M t)
    5.25
    4.62
    5.39
    4.81
    5.09

    Total

    12.75
    12.41
    10.54
    11.53
    10.94

    Share of vegetable oil consumption in India


    o 70s
    Peanut 53%
    Rapeseed 25%
    Cotton seed oil 9%
    Palm, soybean, & sunflower 4%
    o 1999-2000
    Palm 38%
    Soybean 21%
    Historical oil seeds in India
    Coconut, sesame, mustard, cotton seed, linseed, castor, Niger, safflower
    Newly introduced oil seeds
    Groundnut, soybean, sunflower, oil palm
    Byproducts of cultivated crops
    Rice bran, tapioca seed, maize germ, tobacco seeds, rubber seeds, tung
    (Aleurites fordii), jute seeds, spent coffee grounds, tea seeds
    Plus many more

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