What is Lesquerella?

Lesquerella is a family belonging to the Brassicaceae family, which consists of more than 70 flowering plants. Many plants in the genus Lesquerella, which is close to cabbage and mustard plant, come from southwestern United States and Mexico. In summary, most of the Lesquerella varieties are referred to by a simple nickname of Bladderpod (sometimes spellable urinary urine). Prysice oil extracted from the seeds of several members of the genus Lesquerella shares the same name. However, Bladderpod oil is most often obtained from Lesquerella Fendleri .

Bladderpod or lesquerella oil is abundant in forequerolic acid, a type of hydroxy fatty acid. Hydroxy fatty acids are used commercially for the production of plastic, nylons, resins, engine lubricants, etc. They are also used in the production of cosmetics and chemical peels. The only other source of hydroxylic acid that can be used on a commercial scale is the castor bean. However, the extraction of castor oil Hjak has been seriously limited in the US due to an allergic reactionCoat experienced by workers in harvesting and oil processing.

Lesquerella oil is largely composed of forequerolic, oil and linolenic fatty acids in this order of concentration. However, it also contains trace amounts of auricolic, stearic and palmitic fatty acids. Of the handfuls of Lesquerella, which can provide oil similar to fatty acid concentrations, is L. Fendleri is the most valuable because it is a fertile manufacturer, which provides better oil than rice. These factors have forced agricultural scientists to explore the feasibility of replacing Lesquerell oil for commercial use. This would also positively affect the domestic economy in the US, because castor oil is otherwise imported from Indonesia, Brazil and the Netherlands.

In the past, a barrier to use the Comme Lesquerellarcially oil was its color. Lesquerella usually portrays reddish brown oil that is notSuitable for the production of certain products, especially cosmetics. However, removing pigment from oil is not cost effective. To solve this problem, the US Leson Lesquerelly Laboratory has developed with yellow seeds that carried much less problematic pigments. These seeds were available on the commercial agricultural market at the end of the 90s.

Lesquerella may prove to be valuable in other commercial applications. For example, scientists are engaged in the possibility of using rubber extracted from a plant food that can be used in a way similar to xanthan rubber. In this capacity, Lesquerella rubber can be used as thickeners in ice cream products to painting. In addition, the food remaining after the extraction of rubber, which has a relatively high protein content, can be used as a protein supplement in livestock feeds.