Systematic qualitative and quantitative assessment of fatty acids in the seeds of 60 tree peony (Paeonia section Moutan DC.) cultivars by GC–MS
•Tree peony cultivars can be also used as new edible oil resources.•The dominant compounds in tree peony oil were ALA, LA, OA, PA and SA.•Sixty cultivars were classified into six clusters by hierarchical cluster analysis.•Seeds from different cultivars could be mixed in practical production. Seeds f...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Food chemistry 2015-04, Vol.173, p.133-140 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •Tree peony cultivars can be also used as new edible oil resources.•The dominant compounds in tree peony oil were ALA, LA, OA, PA and SA.•Sixty cultivars were classified into six clusters by hierarchical cluster analysis.•Seeds from different cultivars could be mixed in practical production.
Seeds from Paeonia ostii and Paeoniarockii have been recently identified as novel resources of α-linolenic acid (ALA) in China. To assess whether tree peony cultivars can be used as oil resource, fatty acids (FAs) in 60 cultivars were monitored and evaluated in this study. The results indicated that the composition and content of FAs varied dramatically among different cultivars, in which ALA, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid were the dominant. The 60 cultivars were classified into six clusters by hierarchical cluster analysis, and they were quite distinct from each other. Finally, six cultivars with high yield and high quality were screened out, comprising of ‘Liuliguanzhu’, ‘Hongguanyupei’, ‘LSS-2’, ‘LSS-1’, ‘Jingshenhuanfa’ and ‘LSS-11’. These cultivars were appropriately applied in practical oil production. Overall, tree peony oil with abundant unsaturated fatty acids especially ALA was proved to be a top-grade source for edible oil and nutritional supplements. |
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ISSN: | 0308-8146 1873-7072 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.10.017 |