SEED OIL CHARACTERISTICS OF ONOPORDUM-TAURICUM WILLD AND PRUNUS-LAUROCERASUS L

Abstract

The characteristics of fatty oils recovered from seeds of Onopordum tauricum Willd. and Prunus laurocerasus L. have been investigated. Gas chromatographic analysis showed that linoleic and oleic acids are predominant component fatty acids of Onopordum tauricum and Prunus laurocerasus seed oils, respectively. In view of technological evaluation, Onopordum tauricum seed oil can be regarded as a semidrying oil while the other shows characteristics of a nondrying oil.