id: 42

name: Safflower

flavor_bible_name_variants: oil safflower,oils safflower

flavor_bible_pairings_ids:

status: draft

source: foodb,flavor_bible

food_db_name: Safflower

flavor_db_name_variants: safflower

name_scientific: Carthamus tinctorius

description: Safflower is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are 30 to 150 cm (to in) tall with globular flower heads having yellow, orange, or red flowers. Each branch will usually have from one to five flower heads containing 15 to 20 seeds per head. Safflower is native to arid environments having seasonal rain. It grows a deep taproot which enables it to thrive in such environments.

itis_id: 501305

wikipedia_id: Safflower

picture_file_name: 42.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 61156

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:28.000Z

legacy_id: 45

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Oilseed crops

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:17.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:14.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4222

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00042