Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans. It is a colorless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is 313 °C and its density is 0.961 g/cm3. It includes a mixture of triglycerides in which about 90% of fatty acids are ricinolates. Oleic acid and linoleic acid are the other significant components.

Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans. It is a colorless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is 313 °C and its density is 0.961 g/cm3. It includes a mixture of triglycerides in which about 90% of fatty acids are ricinolates. Oleic acid and linoleic acid are the other significant components.