(A) SUNFLOWER-SEED OIL This oil is obtained from the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and is a light golden-yellow oil. It is used as a salad oil and in margarine and lard substitutes. The oil has semi-drying properties which render it useful in the paint or varnish industries. (B) SAFFLOWER OIL The seeds of the safflower (Carthamus tinctoris), which is a very important dye plant, furnish a drying, edible oil. This is used in foods and medicines, for alkyd resins, paints and varnishes. (C) COTTON-SEED OIL This is the most important of the semi-drying oils and is obtained from the kernels of the seeds of several species of the genus Gossypium. Cotton-seed oil has a wide range of industrial uses, e.g., in leather dressing, in the manufacture of soap, lubricants, glycerol and waterproofing compositions, and as a base for cosmetic creams. The pure refined oil is of great value as a salad or cooking oil and for making margarine and lard substitutes. ¤· ¤·¤· Subheading Explanatory Note. Subheadings 1512.11 and 1512.21 See the Explanatory Note to subheading 1507.10.
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