CYCLOPROPENOID ACID AND FATTY-ACID CONTENT OF 10 VARIETIES OF HYBRID COTTON SEED OILS

Abstract

The cyclopropenoid (Malvalic acid) fatty acid content of oils from ten varieties of cotton seeds has been determined range (0.7 to 1.3). Iodine values varied from 32.9 to 114.0. The fatty acid composition was in the following range: Myristic, 0.9-3.0; palmitic, 18.3-34.1; stearic, 2.2-4.5; arachidic, 0.8-1.4; behenic, 0.9-1.2; oleic, 9.7-22.1; linoleic, 42.4-52.5. The oil content varied from 22.5% to 24.5%.