期刊名称：Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2042-4868
电子版ISSN：2042-4876
出版年度：2010
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：12-15
出版社：MAXWELL Science Publication
摘要：The fatty acids composition of the seed oils of 25 pomegranates varieties obtained from two different regions of India ( Punica granatum L.) was qualitatively and quantitatively determined by gas chromatography. The seeds contained oil in the range of about 66.3-193 g/kg dry matter, a notably higher content than western pomegranate cultivars. Levels of lipid content probably could be considered insufficient for economic industrial exploitation except for medical usages and specific consumption. The pre-dominant fatty acid was linolenic acid (C18:3) and its content was about 31.8-86.6%, followed by linoleic acid (0.7-24.4%), oleic acid (0.4- 17.4%), stearic acid (2.8-16.7%) and palmitic acid (0.3-9.9%). To a lesser extent, the saturated myristic acid (0.1-4.7%) and behenic acid (0.0-3.9%) were also found in some cultivars. We have not confirmed the presence of lauric, arachidic and lignoceric acids previously reported in edible and non-edible pomegranate cultivars. Intervarietal differences in fatty acid compositions were shown and they could be useful to establish chemotaxonomic differences.
关键词：Fatty acids ; oilseed ; pomegranate ; Punica granatum L. ; total lipids ;
