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Agriculture · Q361

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 361

Q361

Out of the vegetable oils, highest B.V. is of

A.
Soybean
B.
Groundnut
Answer
C.
Mustard
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Vegetable oils are used for cooking or as food additives, for medical purposes, for cosmetics, or as fuel. Out of these vegetable oils, groundnut oil has the highest B.V. Due to its high smoke point or boiling point value, peanut oil is the clear oil and it is predominantly used for frying.