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Promising experiments have been done to produce protein flour or protein isolates from safflower meal. The USDA compared safflower protein isolate with isolate from soy and found the safflower product to be quite useful. The study also outlined the cost of investment and production for the process envisioned (128-130). Other researchers have written extensively on this subject (131-134). A factory would need considerably more than the total U.S. supply of safflower meal to produce an economically viable protein isolate. Unless a scientific breakthrough can materially reduce the hull portion of a safflower seed while retaining satisfactory yields, meal will continue to sell for a modest price and to be considered a second-rank product. NIOP Rules 8.1.1-8.1.3 established the factors guiding the trade in safflower meal. 

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