THE FATTY ACIDS OF INDIGENOUS RESOURCES FOR POSSIBLE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS PART XIV. FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF THE SEED OIL OF CITRUS-LIMON-VAR-EUREKA

Abstract

The seed oil of Citrus limon Var. Eureka belonging to N.O. Rutaceae was analysed for its physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition by gas chromatography. The oil (28%) from fresh seeds had palmitic acid (41.2%) and oleic acid (33.5%) as the main constituent acids. The other acids present were C12:0 (1.8%), C14:0 (0.5%), C16:1 (5.1%), unknown (3.1%), C18:0 (7.2%), C18:2 (5.1%) and C18:3 (1.0%).