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''Lallemantia oil'' is a seed oil, extracted from the seeds of the ''[[Lallemantia iberica]]''. It was discovered at a number of archeological sites in northern [[Greece]], dating from the [[Bronze Age]].<ref>{{cite journal
| title=Lallemantia, an imported or introduced oil plant in Bronze Age northern Greece
| journal=Vegetation history and archaeobotany
| date=2005
| volume=14
| issue=4
| author=Glynis Jones, Soultana M. Valamoti
| pages=571-577
| accessdate=2006-11-08
| url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17349956
}}</ref> As the plant is not native to this region, the presence of this oil suggests that it was imported from further east. Lallemantia oil contains 68% [[linolenic acid]], making it an unusually rich source, and of potential commercial interest.<ref>{{cite journal
| title=Seed oils rich in linolenic acid as renewable feedstock for environment-friendly crosslinkers in powder coatings
| url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0926-6690(99)00018-7
| author=A. Overeem, G. J. H. Buismana, J. T. P. Derksena, F. P. Cuperus, L. Molhoek, W. Grisnich and C. Goemans
| journal=Industrial Crops and Products
| volume=10
| issue=3
| date=November [[1999]]
| pages=157-165
| accessdate=2006-11-08
}}</ref>

== Uses ==

Lallemantia oil is a [[drying oil]], and can be used as a substitute for [[linseed oil]] in this and other contexts.<ref name="FAO">{{cite web
| url=http://www.fao.org/ag/AGA/AGAP/FRG/AFRIS/Data/507.htm
| title=Lallemantia iberica
| work=Animal Feed Resources Information System
| publisher=FAO
| accessdate=2006-11-08
}}</ref> The oil is also edible.<ref>{{cite book
| title=Cornucopia
| author=S. Facciola
| id=ISBN 978-0-9628087-0-8
| publisher=Kampong Publications
| date=1990
}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Vegetable oils]]

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