CULTIVATION OF PILINUT CONORIUM OVATUM AND THE COMPOSITION OF FATTY-ACIDS AND TRIGLYCERIDES OF THE OIL

Abstract

It is reported on the cultivation of Pilinut conorium ovatum and the composition of the fatty acids and triglycerides of the pilinut oil. Characteristic for this oil is the high content in palmitic acid. Exceptional for nut oils is the content of the low fatty acids capryl-, caprin-, lauric- and myristic acid. Characteristic for the composition of the triglycerides of pilinut oil is the low content of triolein.