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Variation in lipid composition of niger seed ( Guizotia abyssinica Cass.) Samples collected from different regions in ethiopia
Author(s) -
Dutta Paresch Chandra,
Helmersson Seved,
Kebedu Eshetu,
Alemaw Getinet,
Appelqvist LarsÅke
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02540459
Subject(s) - stigmasterol , campesterol , sterol , tocopherol , palmitic acid , linoleic acid , chemistry , sunflower oil , composition (language) , food science , fatty acid , chromatography , botany , biology , cholesterol , antioxidant , biochemistry , vitamin e , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract Niger seed samples were collected from different regions in Ethiopia for determination of oil content, and of fatty acid, tocopherol and sterol composition in the seed oil by gas‐liquid chromatography and high‐performance liquid chromatography methods. There was a large variation in oil content, ranging from 29 to 39%. More than 70% of the fatty acids was linoleic acid (18∶2) in all samples analyzed. The other predominant fatty acids were palmitic (16∶0), stearic (18∶0) and oleic (19∶1) at a range of 6 to 11% each. Total polar lipids recovered after preparative thin‐layer chromatography comprised a small fraction of the total lipids. They had higher 16∶0 and lower 18∶2 contents than the triacylglycerols. α ‐Tocopherol was the predominant tocopherol in all samples, 94–96% of the total amounting to 630–800 μg/g oil. More than 40% of the total sterols was β ‐sitosterol, ca . 2000 μg /g oil. The other major sterols were campesterol and stigmasterol, ranging from 11 to 14%. The Δ5‐ and Δ7‐avenasterols were in the range of 4 to 7%. From the samples studied, no conclusion could be drawn regarding the influence of altitude or location on oil content, tocopherol and/or sterol contents. The results of the present study on niger seed oil are discussed in comparison with known data for common oils from Compositae, viz , safflower and sunflower.

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