Chemical composition of Olea dioica seed

Abstract

The chem. compn. of nonedible oilseed of O. dioica was studied. The characteristics of the oil were detd. using std. methods. The component fatty acids were qual. detected by thin-layer chromatog. and quant. detd. by gas-liq. chromatog. The fatty acid compn. was lauric 0.07, myristic 0.07, palmitic 14.18, stearic 5.23, oleic 54.82, and linoleic 25.63%. The protein meal left after extn. of the oil contained 4.1% moisture, 11.3% protein, 82.1% carbohydrates, and 2.1% ash. The mineral contents of the ash (Na, K, Fe, P, Ca, and Si) were detd. The amino acid compn. of the meal was qual. studied by paper chromatog. and quant. estd. by microbiol. assay