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Determination of fatty acid composition of amaranthus species
Author(s) -
Ayorinde Folahan O.,
Ologunde Michael O.,
Nana Erick Y.,
Bernard Brian N.,
Afolabi Oladapo A.,
Oke Olusegun L.,
Shepard Robert L.
Publication year - 1989
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/bf02660754
Subject(s) - composition (language) , linoleic acid , food science , fatty acid , squalene , chemistry , transesterification , botany , biology , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics , catalysis
Fatty acid compositions of the seed oils from eighteen vareties of amaranthus species have been determined after room temperature transesterification. Consistent with earlier studies, wide variations in the fatty acid composition are reported, and appear to be agronomically related. All variaties show significant levels (2–5%) of squalene and a combined linoleic acid and olaic acid occurrence of between 70–‐80%. This study represents the frist reported fatty acid composition of grain amaranthus cultivated in West Africa.