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Fatty Acid Profiles of Some Fabaceae Seed Oils
Author(s) -
Knothe Gerhard,
Razon Luis F.,
Madulid Domingo A.,
Agoo Esperanza Maribel G.,
Castro Maria Ellenita G.
Publication year - 2016
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/s11746-016-2845-2
Subject(s) - fabaceae , clitoria ternatea , fatty acid , oleic acid , stearic acid , botany , biology , linoleic acid , palmitic acid , linolenic acid , food science , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The fatty acid profiles of six seed oils of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family are reported and discussed. These are the seed oils of Centrosema pubescens , Clitoria ternatea , Crotalaria mucronata , Macroptilium lathyroides , Pachyrhizus erosus , and Senna alata . The most common fatty acid in the fatty acid profiles of these oils is linoleic acid with palmitic, stearic, oleic and linolenic acids usually completing the most prominent fatty acids in these species. Long‐chain saturated fatty acids were observed in all oils. Centrosema pubescens and Macroptilium lathyroides exhibited the greatest amounts of long‐chain saturated fatty acids exceeding the amount of stearic acid in these oils. C. pubescens exhibited slightly more that 6 % C24:0 together with some fatty acids >C25 and M. lathyroides approximately 4 % C22:0 and 3 % C24:0. The results are comparatively discussed to previous data on the fatty acid profiles of Fabaceae species.