CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITION OF SEEDS AND OIL OF COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS AUBL FROM GUJARAT, INDIA

Abstract

The seeds of Couroupita guianensis Aubl. contain 32% oil and 19.0 % protein. The seed oil has iodine value of 126.1, saponification value of 185.7, peroxide value of 0.8 and acid value of 2.4. The fatty acid composition (wt%) as determined by gas liquid chromatography (GLC) is: C8:0, 0.3; C10:0, 1.5; C12:0, 0.6;C14;0,1.2;C14:1,0.9;C16:0,6.3;C16:1,1.0;C18:0,3.4;C18:1,3.3 and C18:2,81.5.