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Title: | A comparison of the lipid and fatty acid profiles from the kernels of the fruit (nuts) of Ximenia caffra and Ricinodendron rautanenii from Zimbabwe | Authors: | Chivandi, Eliton Davidson, Bruce C. Erlwanger, Kennedy H. |
Keywords: | Ximenia caffra Ricinodendron rautanenii Nuts Lipid profiles Nervonic acid |
Issue Date: | 2008 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Series/Report no.: | Industrial Crops and Products;Vol. 27; No. 1: p. 29-32 | Abstract: | The lipid profile of nuts from Ximenia caffra and Ricinodendron rautanenii was determined and compared. Although the total oil content of X. caffra and R. rautanenii nuts was similar (47.6 ± 7.5% versus 53.3 ± 13.7%), the fatty acid profiles differed significantly. X. caffra had a higher content (p < 0.05) of saturated fatty acids than R. rautanenii (20.19 ± 1.07% versus 13.87 ± 3.68%) and contained C22:0 and C24:0 which were lacking in R. rautanenii. Total monounsaturated fatty acids were higher in X. caffra than R. rautanenii (71.48 ± 0.99% versus 36.66 ± 1.95%). Oleic acid (C18:1n9) was the major monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) in X. caffra whereas erucic acid (C22:1n9), the major MUFA in R. rautanenii, was undetectable in X. caffra. R. rautanenii had a greater polyunsaturated fatty acid content than X. caffra which contained C18:3n3 (α-linolenic acid) and nervonic acid (24:1n9). X. caffra is potentially an important source of essential fatty acids. | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2007.06.002 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926669007000921 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4232 |
ISSN: | 0926-6690 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Papers |
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