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jojoba oil

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jojoba oil Seeds of the shrub Simmondsia chinensis (S. californica) have long been used as food by native Americans, and roasted and ground to prepare beverages. The oil is a liquid wax of long‐chain fatty acids (eicosenoic and decosenoic (erucic) acids) esterified with long‐chain alcohols (eicosanol and docosanol). Of interest in cosmetics as a replacement for sperm whale oil but also has food applications, e.g. as a coating agent for dried fruits.

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