An oil rich in lignoceric and cerotic acids. The oil of Adenanthera pavonina L. seeds

Abstract

Oil extracted from the seeds of A. pavonina L. (sandal tree) is made up of 34% saturated and 66% unsaturated fatty acids, including 15% oleic and 45% linoleic acid (of total fatty acids) and 28.8% of long chain acids (C20 to C26), of which 18.3% is lignoceric (C24:0) and 3% cerotic (C26:0) acid. The oil contained only 0.55% of unsaponifiables and had an I value of 99.