Fatty acid composition of seed oils of some members of the Meliaceae and Combretaceae families

Seed oils of some members of the Meliceae (six) and Combretaceae (three) were analyzed for their fatty acid composition. In oils of members of both families palmitic acid was the most abundant saturated acid. Trace amounts of short chain (C12–C14) and long chain (C20–C22) saturated acids were detect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 1985-03, Vol.62 (3), p.529-531
Hauptverfasser:	Balogun, Adebisi Mogeed, Fetuga, Babatunde L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied sciences Biological and medical sciences Chemical industry and chemicals Composition, physical and chemical properties Exact sciences and technology Fat industries Food industries Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Oils and fats
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Zusammenfassung:	Seed oils of some members of the Meliceae (six) and Combretaceae (three) were analyzed for their fatty acid composition. In oils of members of both families palmitic acid was the most abundant saturated acid. Trace amounts of short chain (C12–C14) and long chain (C20–C22) saturated acids were detected in some members of the two families. Oleic acid was the most abundant unsaturated acids in the oils of four members of the Meliaceae. However, in the oils ofCedrella odorata andLovoa trichilloides, dienoic acid (C18:2) was the major unsaturated acid. Strikingly high levels of trienoic (C18:3) and monoenoic (C16:1) acids were detected in the seed oils ofC. odorata andEnthandrophragma angolense, respectively. Oleic acid also was the most abundant unsaturated acid in the Combretaceae. The nutritional value and industrial potentials of these oils are given.
ISSN:	0003-021X 1558-9331
DOI:	10.1007/BF02542326