Mustard

Although the primary use of mustard seeds is a condiments, important new food applications are regularly being found. Commercially available mustard products include mustard oil, mustard flour, ground and prepared mustards, and mustard bran. Mustard mucilage has  rheological  and interfactial properties that should find a wide range of applications in the food industries. Many of the components of mustard have beneficial physiological effects. These include isothiocyanates for possible effects on cancer prevention and antimicrobial activity; the viscous fibre and its effects on glucose and lipid metabolism; and the potential health benefits of phytates, dithiolthiones and
proteins.