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Characteristics and composition of Abutilon pannosum and Hibiscus panduriformis seeds and oils
Author(s) -
Kittur M. H.,
Mahajanshetti C. S.,
Rao K. V. S. A.,
Lakshminarayana G.
Publication year - 1982
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/bf02662256
Subject(s) - malvaceae , saponification , chemistry , composition (language) , saponification value , palmitic acid , abutilon , botany , hibiscus , iodine value , food science , chromatography , organic chemistry , biology , fatty acid , weed , linguistics , philosophy
The seeds of Abutilon pannosum (Forst.) Schlecht., syn. A. muti cum (DC.) Sweet, and Hibiscus panduriformis Burm. (Malvaceae), respectively, contained 13.4 and 15.4% oil, and 23.0 and 22.2% protein. The respective seed oil had iodine values of 118.4 and 132.4, and saponification values of 194.3 and 188.8. The fatty acid composition (wt %), as determined by gas liquid chromatography, was: palmitic, 21.3, 12.3; stearic, 2.8, 3.2;oleic, 11.7, 10.2; linoleic, 60.7, 74.3; malvalic, 2.2, trace; sterculic, trace, none; and dihydrocum sterculic, 1.3, none, respectively.