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Proximate composition and seed lipid components of some Prosopis (leguminosae) from argentina
Author(s) -
Lamarque Alicia L,
Maestri Damian M,
Grosso Nelson R,
Zygadlo Julio A,
Guzmán Carlos A
Publication year - 1994
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.2740660309
Subject(s) - composition (language) , botany , biology , linoleic acid , food science , proximate , prosopis , chemistry , oleic acid , horticulture , fatty acid , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
Seeds of Prosopis chiiensis, P argentina, P nigra, P flexuosa, P caldenia and P alba were analysed for proximate composition, fatty acids and sterols. Protein content varied between 242 and 356 g kg −1 (DW), and oil content from 107 to 172 g kg −1 (DW). The seed lipids contained a relatively large proportion of unsaturated fatty acids with linoleic and oleic acids as the predominant fatty acids. β‐Stitosterol was the major component in all species studied.