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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>New plant oil crops are desirable as renewable resources for energy, for food purposes, and as building blocks in chemical synthesis. Fruit oil of <jats:italic>Echinops sphaerocephalus</jats:italic> was characterized by a high content of linoleic acid (over 70% of total fatty acids) and by a high tocopherol content (530–970 mg/kg oil). The majority was α‐tocopherol. <jats:italic>Echinops sphaerocephalus</jats:italic> plants may be cultivated in agricultural dimensions, and fruits may be obtained by a combine harvester. <jats:italic>Echinops</jats:italic> quinoline alkaloids present a useful by‐product of the oil production.</jats:p>