CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF NIGELLA-SATIVA L SEEDS

Authors
NERGIZ C OTLES S
Citation
C. Nergiz et S. Otles, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF NIGELLA-SATIVA L SEEDS, Food chemistry, 48(3), 1993, pp. 259-261
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Nutrition & Dietetics","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Food chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03088146
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
259 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-8146(1993)48:3<259:CONLS>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Nigella sativa L. is an annual herbaceous plant which is cultivated fo r its seeds and is classified as an edible plant. The proximate chemic al composition of Turkish N. sativa L. seeds was investigated. The com positions of fatty acids and sterols of the extracted oil were studied . The contents of total polyphenols and tocopherols of the oil were al so determined, and an analysis of water-soluble vitamins and minerals in the seeds was carried out.