Physical and Chemical Evaluation of Oils of Two Varieties of Carthamus tinctorius Grown in Pakistan

Carthamus tinctorius Oil Quality

Abstract

On evaluation of oils of two spineless varieties of Carthamus tinctorius, Thori-78 and Pawari-95 growing in Sindh, Pakistan, the quality of the oil was found to be similar, only the oil content differed. The hexane-extracted oil content of Thori-78 and Pawari-95 was 28.33±1.15 and 33.07±1.12, respectively. The oils contained 90.97% and 89.55% unsaturated fatty acids and 8.44% and 9.69%, saturated fatty acids, respectively. Linoleic acid was 75.42±0.59% and 76.40±1.0% and oleic acid was 15.55±0.30% and 13.15±0.49% by weight, respectively, and were the predominant fatty acids present in the oil.