Characteristics and composition of indian wood apple seed and oil
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Oil & Fat Industries
- Vol. 56 (9) , 870-871
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02909539
Abstract
Indian wood apple seed (Feronia elephantum Correa) constituting 6% (dry weight basis) of the fruit, contains 34% oil and 28% protein. The kernel comprises 62% of the seed. The oil is yellow with an iodine value 131, saponification value 192, unsaponifiable matter 1%. Fatty acid profile of oil by GLC is: palmitic 19.3, stearic 7.3, oleic 27.2, linoleic 19.8 and linolenic 26.4%.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: