Fatty acids from Tunisian and Chinese pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) seeds

Pomegranate seed oil is considered a powerful health-benefiting agent due to its anti-oxidative and anticarcinogenic properties. Lipids from 21 pomegranate cultivars (15 Tunisian and 6 Chinese) were extracted and fatty acids were identified. Total lipids (16% on a dry weight basis) are mainly unsatu...

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Published in:International journal of food sciences and nutrition 2011-05, Vol.62 (3), p.200-206
Main Authors: Elfalleh, Walid, Ying, Ma, Nasri, Nizar, Sheng-Hua, He, Guasmi, Ferdaous, Ferchichi, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - analysis
Antioxidants - analysis
China
Fatty acids
Fatty Acids - analysis
Food science
Fruits
Lipids
Nutrition
Plant Oils - chemistry
principal component analysis
Punica granatum L
Punicaceae - chemistry
seed oils
Seeds
Seeds - chemistry
Statistical methods
Tunisia
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Summary:Pomegranate seed oil is considered a powerful health-benefiting agent due to its anti-oxidative and anticarcinogenic properties. Lipids from 21 pomegranate cultivars (15 Tunisian and 6 Chinese) were extracted and fatty acids were identified. Total lipids (16% on a dry weight basis) are mainly unsaturated (ca. 88%). Qualitatively, the pomegranate fatty acid composition is identical. Quantitatively, the predominant fatty acid was linolenic acid (44.51-86.14%), followed by linoleic acid (3.57-13.92%), oleic acid (3.03-12.88%), palmitic acid (3.13-11.82%), stearic acid (1.68-15.64%), gadoleic acid (0.50-4.91%), lignoceric acid ( < 2.53%), arachidic acid ( < 1.70%) and myristic acid ( < 0.85%). Statistical methods revealed how Chinese and Tunisian pomegranate fatty acid contents may be affected by the sampling location.
ISSN:0963-7486
1465-3478
DOI:10.3109/09637486.2010.526932