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Sterols of seed oils of Vernonia galamensis , Amaranthus cruentus , Amaranthus caudatus , Amaranthus hybridus and Amaranthus hypochondriacus grown in the humid tropics
Author(s) -
Ologunde M O,
Ayorinde F O,
Shepard R L,
Afolabi O A,
Oke O L
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740580210
Subject(s) - amaranthus hypochondriacus , amaranthus hybridus , amaranthus cruentus , amaranthaceae , biology , amaranth , botany , agronomy , weed
Analysis of sterols of seed oils from Vernonia galamensis, Amaranthus cruentus, A caudatus, A hybridus and A hypochondriacus , the last four being exotic breeds planted in the humid tropics of Africa, is presented in this report. Identifiable sterols in all the seed oil samples include campesterol, stigmasterol, ß‐sitosterol, Δ 5 ‐avenasterol and Δ 7 ‐avenasterol except for Vernonia galamensis where cholesterol was detected (63.61 mg per 100 g oil).