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Determination of Tea Oil
Determination of Tea Oil

In our country, the tea plant is grown only to benefit from its leaves. Tea seed oil is a high quality cooking oil with a distinctive taste. However, tea seed oil is a natural source of antioxidants and biodiesel raw materials. Tea seed oil, olive oil, sunflower, soybean and canola oils are mixed with a certain proportion of the shelf life of these oils has been found to improve significantly.

Tea seed oil produced from tea seeds has been used for many years in many countries. It has been accepted as cooking oil in many countries. Some countries cultivate high-fat types of tea to obtain only oil.

In our country, tea plants are grown to produce only tea for tea, while tea and tea lands in China and Japan are divided into two as drinking and oil areas. Today, tea seeds grown in our country do not contribute to the economy. On the other hand, the oil content of tea seeds grown in our country is in the 25-30 range.

Tea seed oil is a high quality cooking oil and is similar to the fatty acid composition of olive oil. Increasing demand for tea seed oil, olive oil and canola oil has begun to bury. It has been found that tea seed oil, which contains a high percentage of antioxidant content, reduces blood pressure and cholesterol for human health.

In addition to being edible oil, tea seed oil is also used in cosmetics industry in lipsticks, day and night creams, wrinkle creams, hair creams and various makeup materials. It is also used in the production of soaps, dyes and margarine.

In the authorized laboratories, tea oil determination studies are carried out in animal oils, vegetable oils and feed oils within the scope of chemical tests. The main standard used in these studies is:

  • TS 5037 Animal and vegetable oils - Search for tea seed oil