Characterization of chilean hazelnut (Gevuina avellana mol) seed oil

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Abstract
The fatty acid composition, tocopherol and tocotrienol content, and oxidative stability of petroleum benzene‐extracted Gevuina avellana Mol (Proteaceae) seed oil were determined. Positional isomers of monounsaturated fatty acids were elucidated by gas chromatography‐electron impact mass spectrometry after 2‐alkenyl‐4,4‐dimethyloxazoline derivatization. This stable oil (Rancimat induction period at 110°C: 20 h) is composed of more than 85% monounsaturated fatty acids and about equal amounts (6%) of saturated and polyunsaturated (principally linoleic) fatty acids. Unusual positional isomers of monounsaturated fatty acids, i.e., C16:1 Δ11, C18:1 Δ12, C20:1 Δ11, C20:1 Δ15, C22:1 Δ17, and presumably C22:1 Δ19 were identified. The C18:1 Δ12 and C22:1 Δ19 fatty acids are described for the first time in G. avellana seed oil. While only minute quantities of α‐, γ‐tocopherols and β‐, γ‐ and δ‐tocotrienols were found, the oil contained a substantial amount of α‐tocotrienol (130 mg/kg). The potential nutritional value of G. avellana seed oil is discussed on the basis of its composition.