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'''Ramtil oil''' is used mainly in cooking but also for lighting. In [[India]] it is pressed from the seed of ''[[Guizotia oleifera]]'' of the family [[Asteraceae]]. A very similar oil is made in [[Africa]] from ''[[Guizotia abyssinica|G. abyssinica]]''. The oil is used as an extender for [[sesame oil]], which is resembles, as well as for making [[soap]], in addition to its role as an illuminant.<ref>{{cite book
| chapter=Noog abyssinia
| title=Minor oil crops
| url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5043E/x5043E0a.htm
| accessdate=2006-11-17
| date=1992
| author=B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman
| publisher=[[FAO]]
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| author=E.A. Weiss
| title=Oilseed Crops
| pages=486-508
| publisher=Longman
| date=1983
}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
{{vegetable-oil-stub}}
[[Category:Cooking oils]]
[[Category:Vegetable oils]]
| chapter=Noog abyssinia
| title=Minor oil crops
| url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5043E/x5043E0a.htm
| accessdate=2006-11-17
| date=1992
| author=B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman
| publisher=[[FAO]]
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| author=E.A. Weiss
| title=Oilseed Crops
| pages=486-508
| publisher=Longman
| date=1983
}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
{{vegetable-oil-stub}}
[[Category:Cooking oils]]
[[Category:Vegetable oils]]