Authors
Nizar Tlili, SERGI MUNNE‐BOSCH, Nizar Nasri, Ezzeddine Saadaoui, Abdelhamid Khaldi, Saida Triki
Publication date
2009/11
Journal
Journal of Food Lipids
Volume
16
Issue
4
Pages
452-464
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Inc
Description
ABSTRACT
Capparis spinosa is widely distributed all over the Mediterranean Basin. Fatty acid composition of oils of C. spinosa from seven Tunisian regions was determined. The oil content of the seeds ranged from 23.25 to 33.64% on a dry weight basis. Unsaturated fatty acids accounted for the majority of the fatty acids. Oleic acid with 45.82% was the main fatty acid followed by linoleic acid (25.37%), palmitic acid (15.93%), palmitoleic acid (4.55%) and stearic acid (4.06%). C. spinosa seed oil also contained a high level of tocopherols (ca. 628 mg/100 g). γ‐Tocopherol was the major homologue (ca. 92%), followed by α‐tocopherol (ca. 4%) and δ‐tocopherol (ca. 2%). Seed oil of C. spinosa contained high amounts of carotenoids (ca. 457 µg/100 g). The contents of β‐carotene (as pro‐vitamin A) were also very significant (ca. 375 µg/100 g). Results encourage the use of this plant species as a new source of …
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