Oil from seeds with a modified fatty acid composition

Abstract

The invention relates to plant seeds that contain an oil having an oleic acid content of more than 5 % and less than 65 % by weight based upon the total fatty acid content, a linoleic acid content of more than 1 % and less than 65 % by weight based upon the total fatty acid content, a palmitic acid content of more than 20 % and less than 40 % by weight based upon the total fatty acid content, a stearic acid content of more than 3 % and less than 15 % based upont the total fatty acid content, and wherein the palmitoleic acid content is less than 4 % based upon the total fatty acid content, and the asclepic acid content is less than 4 % based upon the total fatty acid content. The invention further relates to the oil that can be obtained from the seeds, the use of that oil and to plants grown from the seeds or producing the seeds.