Chemical compositions of the Tunisian Ziziphus jujuba oil
2014
Elaloui, M. | Laamouri, Abdelwahed | Albouchi, Ali | Cerny, Muriel | Mathieu, Céline | Vilarem, Gérard | Hasnaoui, Brahim
Thirteen fatty acids were identified from the pulps of four Tunisian Ziziphus jujuba ecotypes (Sfax, Choutrana, Mahres and Mandia), using capillary gaseous chromatography method. These oils presented 8.31% to 12.35% of dry weights. Compared to the other ecotypes, Mahres and Choutrana were the richest of the oleic acid. The palmitic acid was the most important compound of the Sfax ecotype. Unsaturated fatty acids ranged from 62.63% to 72.40% of the total fatty acids of each ecotype. So a ratio of the unsaturated/saturated (U/S) varied from 1.68 to 2.37. The beta-sitosterol and the Stigmasterol were identified as major sterols. The beta-sitosterol was the prominent component in the all ecotypes and the highest level (10.65 mg/100g) was noted in Choutrana ecotype. Stigmasterol was more abundant in Sfax (16.12 mg/100g) and Choutrana (4.67 mg/100g) ecotypes. The campesterol sterol was identified only in Sfax and Choutrana ecotypes being more important (2.4 mg/100g) in Choutrana pulps.
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