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Search for new industrial oils, IX. Cuphea , a versatile source of fatty acids
Author(s) -
Miller R. W.,
Earle F. R.,
Wolff I. A.,
Jones Q.
Publication year - 1964
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/bf02667018
Subject(s) - capric acid , lauric acid , chemistry , fatty acid , food science , lythraceae , caprylic acid , botany , biology , organic chemistry
Seed oils from five species of Cuphea show three distinct patterns of fatty acid composition. C. hookeriana and C. painteri oils contain ca. 70% caprylic acid, C. ignea and C. llavea oils have over 80% capric acid, and C. carthagenensis oil contains 57% lauric and 18% capric acids.