VARIATION IN FATTY-ACID COMPOSITION OF PALM OILS FROM 2 VARIETIES OF THE OIL PALM (ELAEIS-GUINEENSIS)

Authors
EKPA OD FUBARA EP MORAH FNI
Citation
Od. Ekpa et al., VARIATION IN FATTY-ACID COMPOSITION OF PALM OILS FROM 2 VARIETIES OF THE OIL PALM (ELAEIS-GUINEENSIS), Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 64(4), 1994, pp. 483-486
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225142
Volume
64
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
483 - 486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5142(1994)64:4<483:VIFCOP>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A comparative study was carried out on the fatty acid content of palm oil samples from the red and yellow fruits of Dura and Tenera varietie s of Elaeis guineensis in the dry (January) and wet (May) seasons. Sig nificant differences in the fatty acid content of the oils from the tw o varieties were observed. The degree of total unsaturation of the oil samples varied, with oil from red fruits of Dura having the highest t otal unsaturated fatty acids.