COMPONENT FATTY ACIDS OF RAPESEED OIL

Abstract
The fatty acid composition of the oil from Argentine rapeseed grown in Western Canada was investigated by converting the glyceride esters to methyl esters and distilling the latter in a Podbielniak Heligrid distillation column. Analyses of the fractions showed 6 to 10% more eicosenoic acid and 7 to 10% less erucic acid than was previously reported for rapeseed oils.