Title: Almond, Sweet
Synonyms: Jordan almond
Literature References: Ripe seed of
Prunus amygdalus Stokes var
dulcis (D.C.) Baill.
(P. communis Arcang. var
dulcis (Focke) Schneid.);
P. amygdalus var
sativa (Focke),
Rosaceae. Habit. Italy, Spain and Southern France.
Constit. About 50% fixed oil, proteins, emulsin, sugar.
Ref: E. W. Eckey,
Vegetable Fats and Oils (Reinhold, New York, 1954) p 455; Subrahmanyam, Achaya,
J. Sci. Food Agric. 8, 657 (1957).
Use: In perfumery and confectionery; preparing expressed oil of almond, almond milk, almond meal, etc.
