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GLC‐MS Analysis of Fatty Acids From Five Black Walnut Cultivars
Author(s) -
SENTER S. D.,
HORVAT R. J.,
FORBUS W. R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb05033.x
Subject(s) - cultivar , chemistry , linoleic acid , palmitic acid , food science , oleic acid , stearic acid , linolenic acid , fatty acid , botany , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry
The lipids from kernels of five black walnut cultivars were extracted by solvent extraction and the fatty acids were analyzed as their methyl esters by GLC‐MS analyses. Twenty‐one fatty acids were identified in each cultivar. Five acids, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic, were present in quantities greater than 1% of total lipids present. Quantities of the individual fatty acids varied significantly among cultivars (P > 0.05) except for palmitic. Linoleic was the predominant fatty acid in all cultivars. Oleic and linoleic comprised greater than 85% of the lipids present in the walnut kernels.