Poppy seeds are especially high in tocopherols other than vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol).
Its primary use, however, is in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and soaps.
Poppyseed oil is the basis of lipiodol, a radiocontrast agent used in medical radiology and a treatment for iodine deficiency.
[5][6] An early 20th century industry manual states that while the opium poppy was grown extensively in Eurasia, most of the world production of poppyseed oil occurred in France and Germany, from poppy seeds imported from other countries.
From 1900 to 1911, France and Germany together produced on the order of 60,000,000 kilograms per year.