1 Introduction With the growth of the world's population, animal-derived proteins have been unable to meet the increasing demand for protein, while plant-derived proteins have received rising interest due to their abundant availability, rapid renewability, and cost-effectiveness ( Safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L.), a traditional oilseed crop belonging to the Asteraceae family, is extensively cultivated worldwide ( Owing to the considerable multifunctional values of safflower oil, safflower is extensively cultivated in over 20 countries worldwide, supporting a global safflower seed production of up to 6.3 million tons annually ( Empirically, plant seed proteins are typically categorized into four distinct fractions based on their solubility, namely globulin (saline-soluble proteins), albumin (water-soluble proteins), prolamin (alcohol-soluble proteins), and glutelin (alkali-soluble proteins)
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