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Characterization of the seed oils of some commercial cultivars of melon
Author(s) -
Bora Pushkar Singh,
Narain Narendra,
de MeIIo Maria Ladjane S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of lipid science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1438-9312
pISSN - 1438-7697
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1438-9312(200004)102:4<266::aid-ejlt266>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - melon , cultivar , biology , horticulture , botany , chemistry
Proximate analysis of the seeds from three commercial melon cultivars (Honey Dew, Hy‐mark and Orange Flesh) showed high percentage of lipids (25.7—27.6%) and proteins (15.2—19.2%). The physico‐chemical properties of the hexane‐extracted oil from the seeds of these cultivars were determined. Gas chromatographic analysis of the oils showed the presence of almost all fatty acids starting from C 6 — C 24 except that of C 11 , C 21 C 23 , C 18:2 being the principal fatty acid followed by C 18:1 , C 16:0 , and C 18:0 fatty acids. The number of fatty acids, which were present in concentrations higher than 0.01% of total fatty acids, was 17, 14, and 13, respectively, in these cultivars