Poppy seeds contain 40 to 50% of fatty oil with less than 10% saturated fats, 60% linoleic acid, and 3% linolenic acid. It comes from opium which is mostly grown in India and Turkey. It is one of the earliest plants cultivated by men.
Details on poppy seeds, their nutrition value and uses are given below.
Nutrition
Parameters | Value per 100g |
| Moisture Protein Fat Minerals Fibre Carbohydrates Energy Calcium Phosphorus Iron | 4.300 gm 21.700 gm 19.300 gm 9.900 gm 8.000 gm 36.800 gm 408.000 K cal 1584.000 mg 432.000 mg 15.900 mg |
| Minerals & Trace Elements | |
| Magnesium Copper Manganese Zinc Chromium | 257.000 mg 0.630 mg 4.310 mg 4.340 mg 0.108 mg |
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