Fruit oil composition and characteristics of two spurge species of Turkish origin

H. Ayse Aksoy*, N. Yavasoglu, F. Karaosmanoglu, H. Civelekoglu

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Abstract

Content and characteristics of the triglyceride fruit oils of two spurge (Euphorbia L.) subspecies, namely E. glaerosa Pallas ex Bieb. (var. lasiocarpa Boiss.) and E. niciciana Borbas ex Novak, were investigated. For both taxa, oil content of the capsules enclosing the seeds ranged between 15.7 and 16.4% on dry basis, while the decapsulated seeds contained 33.0-34.0% oil, also on dry basis. The average saponification, iodine and acid values were 192, 190 and 6.0, respectively; linolenic acid was detected as the major constituent fatty acid. Consequently, these seed oils are characterized as typical drying oils.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1303-1306
Number of pages4
JournalJAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
Volume65
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 1988

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