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[Jay Woods <woodsjay@cox.net>]

I was interested in using the oils for fuel and had no interest in 
competing against food uses. 

Aster seed (I am reminded) have a non-edible oil in them although the 
seed is small and difficult to harvest/clean. 

On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 09:15:10 am Toby Hemenway wrote:
> Illinois bundleflower? 

The bundleflower looks interesting as it also is a nitrogen fixer.

> And Wes Jackson is also growing Maximilian
> sunflower in Kansas, but that may be zone 5. Both have significant
> quantities of oil. Most indigenous people in the frozen north get
> their oil from animals.
> 
> Toby
> http://patternliteracy.com
> 
> On Mar 9, 2011, at 6:52 AM, Jay Woods wrote:
> > I've just realized that I don't know of a single one good for zone
> > 4 or colder. The closest thing to this that I do know is the seeds
> > of most fruits such as apple, pear, peach and apricot have a small
> > amount of oil and the seeds themselves are inedible because of the
> > cyanide content. 

The cyanide is not poisonous in small quantities. Furthermore, since the 
actual compounds are water soluble, they is not likely to end up in the 
oil. That makes the oils edible and thus not to be used for my purpose.

> > The composition of persimmon and pawpaw seeds
> > needs to be checked on.

Author: Matsu, T.
Title: Studies on the utilization of pawpaw Asimina triloba seeds as a 
source of edible seed oil Defatted seed meal available as feedstuff.
Source: Meiji-Daigaku-Nogaku-bu-Kenkyu-Hokoku-Bull-Fac-Agric-Meiji-Univ. 
Kanagawa, The Faculty. Aug 1980. (52) p. 43-53. ill.

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