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Chemical composition and characteristics of Moringa peregrina seeds and seeds oil
Author(s) -
Somali M. A.,
Bajneid M. A.,
AlFhaimani S. S.
Publication year - 1984
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/bf02672051
Subject(s) - chemistry , food science , composition (language) , chemical composition , behenic acid , stearic acid , linolenic acid , palmitic acid , moringa , botany , linoleic acid , fatty acid , organic chemistry , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The Moringa peregrina kernel contains 1.8% moisture, 54.3% oil, 22.1% protein, 3.6% fiber, 15.3% carbohydrate and 2.5% ash. The composition and characteristics of the extracted oil were determined. Gas liquid chromatography of methyl esters of the fatty acids shows the presence of 14.7% saturated fatty acids and 84.7% unsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acid composition is as follows: palmitic 9.3%, palmitoleic 2.4%, stearic 3.5%, oleic 78.0%, linoleic 0.6%, linolenic 1.6%, arachidic 1.8% and behenic 2.6%.