THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF SEED OILS OF CITRUS SINENSIS VARIETIES: VALENCIA AND SALUSTIANA

Authors

  • Shahid Mahmud Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSJ R Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • Shazia Akbar Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSJ R Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • Abdul Sattar Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSJ R Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan

Keywords:

: Fatty acid, Citrus sinensis, Seed oils.

Abstract

The percentage yield and chemical composition of fixed oil of Citrus sinensis varieties Valencia and Salustiana have been  studied. The percentage  yield  of fi xed  oils  from t he seeds of these two  var i eties  were 40.0 I   and 36.66%

respecti vel y. The percentage  fatty acids com position of the respecti ve oils were characterised as C12 (  1 .55, 0.0 ),

 

C ,( 5.04 , 0 0), C ,,( 47 .33, 29 . 1 3), C

 

J 7.50, 4.23) , C,s/ 1 8.40, 26.03) ,C, ,(l 8.39, 37 .51) and C, /0.0, 3.07)

 

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respecti vel y. This chemical composition suggests that the oils, when a vailable i n quan tity can fi nd appl ication both

for edible or soap maki ng purposes.

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Published

2001-04-23

How to Cite

Mahmud, S., Akbar, S., & Sattar, A. (2001). THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF SEED OILS OF CITRUS SINENSIS VARIETIES: VALENCIA AND SALUSTIANA. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 44(2), 93–95. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1887

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 2 (2001): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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