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White Mustard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
(unranked):	Angiosperms;
(unranked):	Eudicots;
(unranked):	Rosids;
Order:	Brassicales;
Family:	Brassicaceae;
Genus:	Sinapis;
Species:	S. alba;
Binomial name
	Sinapis alba;

"Yellow mustard" redirects here. For information on the condiment yellow mustard, also known as "American mustard" (such as French's yellow mustard), see Mustard_(condiment)#Yellow_mustard.

White mustard (Sinapis alba) is an annual plant of the family Cruciferae. It is sometimes also referred to as Brassica alba or B hirta . Grown for its seeds, mustard, as fodder crop or as a green manure, it is now wide spread worldwide although it probably originated in the Mediterranean region.

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The yellow flowers of the plant produce hairy seed pods, with each pod containing roughly a half dozen seeds. These seeds are harvested just prior to the pods becoming ripe and bursting.

White mustard seeds are hard round seeds, usually around 1 to 1.5 millimetres in diameter^[1], with a color ranging from beige or yellow to light brown. They can be used whole for pickling or toasted for use in dishes. When ground and mixed with other ingredients, a paste or more standard condiment can be produced.

The seeds contain sinalbin, which is a thioglycoside responsible for their pungent taste. White mustard has fewer volatile oils and the flavor is considered to be milder than that produced by black mustard seeds.^{[citation needed]}

The blooming season of this plant (February-March) is celebrated with the Mustard Festival, a series of festivities in the Wine Country of California (Napa and Sonoma counties).^[2]

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^ DAVID T. BALKE and LEVENTE L. DIOSADY; “Rapid aqueous extraction of mucilage from whole white mustard seed”; Food Research International; June 2000; 33 (5): pp. 347-356.
^ http://mustardfestival.org

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http://www.maltawildplants.com/CRUC/Sinapis_alba.php Comprehensive profile for Sinapis alba.

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[0] DAVID T. BALKE and LEVENTE L. DIOSADY; “Rapid aqueous extraction of mucilage from whole white mustard seed”; Food Research International; June 2000; 33 (5): pp. 347-356.

[1] ttp://mustardfestival.org

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