Tamarind seed oil is the oil from the kernel of tamarind seeds.
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Tamarind Fruits
Tamarind Fruit is brown pool-like legume and contains soft, acidic pulp and many hard coat seeds. Seeds can be scarified to enhance germination. Young fruit has hard, green pulp which is sour and acidic and used as component of salivary dishes. Ripened fruit is sweet and used in desserts, drinks,and snacks.
Tamarind seed/kernel
Isolation of kernel without the thin tough and brown testa (shell) is difficult . The tamarind kernel powder is used as sizing material for textile and jute processing, and in the manufacture of industrial gums and adhesives. It is deoiled to stabilize its deteriorating colour and odor on storage.
Composition of Tamarind seed kernel
Isolation of kernel without shell is difficult and the solvent extracted oil from kernel is dark brown in colour. It is bleached after refining.
The fatty oil from kernel resembles Peanut oil and useful in paints,varnishes and burning lamps. The fatty acid composition of oil is linoleic 46.5%, Oleic 27.2% and saturated fatty acids 26.4%.