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Fatty Acid Profiles of Some Fabaceae Seed Oils

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Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

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The fatty acid profiles of six seed oils of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family are reported and discussed. These are the seed oils of Centrosema pubescens, Clitoria ternatea, Crotalaria mucronata, Macroptilium lathyroides, Pachyrhizus erosus, and Senna alata. The most common fatty acid in the fatty acid profiles of these oils is linoleic acid with palmitic, stearic, oleic and linolenic acids usually completing the most prominent fatty acids in these species. Long-chain saturated fatty acids were observed in all oils. Centrosema pubescens and Macroptilium lathyroides exhibited the greatest amounts of long-chain saturated fatty acids exceeding the amount of stearic acid in these oils. C. pubescens exhibited slightly more that 6 % C24:0 together with some fatty acids >C25 and M. lathyroides approximately 4 % C22:0 and 3 % C24:0. The results are comparatively discussed to previous data on the fatty acid profiles of Fabaceae species.

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The authors thank the Philippine Higher Education Network of the Philippines’ Commission on Higher Education (CHED-PhERNet) for a research grant and Kevin R. Steidley of USDA/ARS/NCAUR, for excellent technical assistance.

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  1. National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL, 61604, USA

    Gerhard Knothe

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, 0922, Manila, The Philippines

    Luis F. Razon

  3. Department of Biology, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, 0922, Manila, The Philippines

    Domingo A. Madulid, Esperanza Maribel G. Agoo & Maria Ellenita G. de Castro

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Knothe, G., Razon, L.F., Madulid, D.A. et al. Fatty Acid Profiles of Some Fabaceae Seed Oils. J Am Oil Chem Soc 93, 1007–1011 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-016-2845-2

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