Characterisation of Nigerian citrus seed oils
1993
The physico-chemical properties and fatty acid composition of six citrus seed oils from Nigeria, including Citrus sinensis, C. paradisi, C. aurantium, C. reticulata, C. aurantifolia and tangelo (a hybrid between C. paradisi and C. reticulata) were determined. The oil contents ranged between 24% and 41%. Their fatty major acids were palmitic ranging from 12.1 to 28%, oleic (between 26.1 and 45.3%) and linoleic (between 29 and 38%). Other fatty acids included stearic and linolenic. The oils showed high degrees of unsaturation, between 67.3 and 86.2%.
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