Talk:Mustard oil

message: I'm pretty sure that the cow in that photo has a swastika on the side of it. It isn't relevant to this article, and may be seen by many as offensive.  Perhaps it can be edited out or replaced with another photo.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.47.219.2 (talk) 17:51, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If I recall correctly, the "offensive version" is mirrored, a.k.a. flipped backwards, which shows disrespect to its original meaning. It basically defiles the ancient holy symbol. 2601:601:C800:7CF0:0:0:0:BEEF (talk) 00:53, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
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message: The information in the Health Effects section is very interesting, if true. We need citations of the various facts, especially where the text indicates studies. The text "It has been suggested..." needs to be changed to indicate the body/bodies or individual(s) who have made this suggestion. The conclusion that mustard oil may be protective needs to be directly cited or removed -- it can't be a conclusion we draw based on cited facts, it must be a conclusion drawn by a reliable source. --AdamRoach (talk) 18:15, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Health Effects 

message: What does this paragraph mean, anyway? I can't make any sense of it.
   "Including oils in the diet that are high in alpha-linolenic acid has been thought to protect the heart and to prevent cardiovascular disease, but recent reviews have cast doubt on this, finding only slightly positive outcomes or even negative outcomes.
   Two studies on health effects of mustard oil have been conducted in India, which had conflicting results. One found that mustard oil had no protective effect on the heart, and the authors reckoned that the benefits of alpha-linolenic acid were outweighed by the harm of erucic acid, while another study found that mustard oil had a protective effect, and the authors reckoned that the benefits of alpha-linolenic acid outweighed the harm of erucic acid."
First, the opening sentence is somewhat awkwardly phrased. Next, it would be better prose if you didn't repeat the exact same "and the authors reckoned that" phrase twice in a row; it's better to find another way of phrasing the same thing instead of repeating a phrase. But most importantly, it's the "alpha-linolenic acid" that is supposed to have a protective effect on the heart. This says that one study decided that mustard oil didn't have a protective effect on the heart, apparently because the benefits of the alpha-linlenic acid are outweighed by the presence of erucic oil. But then it goes on to say that the second study does have a protective effect, yet somehow the authors also reckoned that the presence of erucic oil outweighed the beneficial effects of the AL acid. If the toxic component outweighs the protective component in both cases, how can study find it "protective" and the other find it "not protective". Finding that it does protect the heart seems to inherently suggest that the benefits of the AL acid actually outweigh the possible toxicity of the erucic oil. If there's more to it, and this "protectiveness" they found (or didn't find) is actually related to something else, and the pros and cons of AL acid and erucic oil are another subject entirely, then it really needs to make that more clear, because it's not at all obvious to me by reading the text..45Colt 18:38, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  What does this mean? 

message: *Mustard oil has a specific yellow-orange colour. What causes this colour?. 
*The statement "white mustard (Brassica hirta) does not yield allyl isothiocyanate, but a different and milder isothiocyanate"... what is that compound?
*In black-mustard, allyl isothiocyanate...is it the only compound responsible for the pungent smell?
*Why there is a large difference of smell of mustard oil with other related oils like rapeseed-oil, & other  brassicaceae-vegetables like cauliflower, radish, etc?
*Brassicaceae-vegetables, producing isothiocyanates, are  known to interfere iodine-metabolism, termed Goitrogenic  and forbidden by doctors in thyroid disease. (eg. cabbage, cauliflower,  kohlrabi, turnip, radish, etc.) . But  do mustard-oil  fall in this category? I've never heard any doctor (at my surroundings) forbidden mustard oil to thyroid-disorder-patients. is this practice OK?
*What lipids are present in mustard-oil, & what other-components are present in it?
Since it is an Encyclopedia; a detailed chemical composition should be provided, & more notes & corelated-links to be provided.
Rajarshi Rit 15:07, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
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