name: Oil-Seed Camellia
flavor_db_name_variants: oilseed camellia
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Oil-seed Camellia
id: 776
name_scientific: Camellia oleifera
description: Oil-seed camellia (or tea oil camellia) is an important source of edible oil (known as tea oil or camellia oil) obtained from its seeds. Tea oil is a sweetish seasoning and cooking oil that should not be confused with tea tree oil, an essential oil that is used for medical and cosmetical purposes and originates from the leaves of a different plant. [Wikipedia]
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Camellia_oleifera
picture_file_name: 801.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 23106
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:32:26.000Z
legacy_id: null
food_group: Herbs and Spices
food_subgroup: Oilseed crops
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-12-19T18:12:02.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:31.000Z
creator_id: 2
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 385388
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00776