Oil obtained from the tea plant
"Tea oil" redirects here. For oil from the leaves of
Melaleuca alternifolia, see
Tea tree oil.
Tea seed oil (also known as camellia oil, camellia seed oil, teanut oil) is an edible plant oil. It is obtained from the seeds of Camellia oleifera.
Camellia sasanqua is also given as a source of 'tea seed oil.[1]
- ^ Gunstone, Frank D.; Harwood, John L.; Padley, Fred B. (1994), The Lipid Handbook (2nd ed.), Chapman & Hall, 3.3.37 Tea seed oil, p.103