Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society · 2009 · 83 citations · 21 references
AgricultureFood ScienceNutritional SciencesFood AnalysisFood ChemistrySeed ScienceCrop NutritionEssential Fatty AcidsFatty Acid ChemistryOil Quality ImprovementSeed HealthSeed Nutritional CompositionFatty AcidsLinoleic Acid ContentOil Composition AnalysisOleic Acid ContentSeed Fatty Acid CompositionSeed Lipid ProfileUnsaturated Fatty Acid ContentUnsaturated Fatty Acids
Abstract In the present study, seed oil content and fatty acid composition of 15 commercially important pomegranate cultivars were determined. The oil content of pomegranate seeds ranged between 13.95 and 24.13% (d.b). Palmitic, stearic, arachidic, and behenic acid contents of the oils ranged between 2.10–2.77, 1.35–2.01, 0.33–0.48, and 0.16–0.22%, respectively. The predominant unsaturated fatty acid was punicic acid (70.42–76.17%) and a minor unsaturated fatty acid was gadoleic acid (0.42–0.75%). The analysis on unsaturated fatty acids particularly showed significant amounts of punicic acid, which is considered to enhance the oil quality and is of importance to health.
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