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nutmeg butter

essential oil

Also known as: oil of mace

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carboxylic acids

In carboxylic acid: Saturated aliphatic acids
Nutmeg butter is rich in myristic acid (C₁₄), which constitutes 60–75 percent of the fatty-acid content. Palmitic acid (C₁₆) constitutes between 20 and 30 percent of most animal fats and is also an important constituent of most vegetable fats (35–45 percent of palm oil). Stearic…
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…30 percent fixed oil called nutmeg butter, or oil of mace, the principal component of which is trimyristin. The oils are used as condiments and carminatives and to scent soaps and perfumes. An ointment of nutmeg butter has been used as a counterirritant and in treatment of rheumatism. When consumed…
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