COMPONENT ACIDS OF PALMAE SEED OILS

Abstract

Seed oils of Washingtonia filifera H. Wendl, Phoenix rupicola T. Anders and Licuala grandis belonging to palmae family were examined for their component fatty acids and were found to contain the following acids (wt %): Lauric (25.8,20.8,2.5), myristic (10.9,12.4,2.3), palmitic(38.2,10.9,27.4), stearic (6.6,3.3,15), arachidic (1.0,0.5,1.4), behenic (1.1,0.3,2.1), oleic (5.6,4.1,33.4), and linoleic (10.8,10.6,29.0) respectively.