Abstract
Camellia reticulata is a typical Camellia species used for the production of edible oil in Southwest China. Here we analyzed the fatty acid composition and bio-active compounds including tocopherol, sitosterol and squalene in C. reticulata oil. The oil mainly comprises 72.78–75.52% oleic acid, 11.40–12.58% palmitic acid, 6.91–8.01% linoleic acid, 2.29–2.98% stearic acid, 0.33–0.52% linolenic acid. The average content of α-tocopherol, β-sitosterol and squalene in solvent extracted C. reticulata oils from six sites are 27.19 mg per 100 g, 289.47 mg kg−1 and 138.28 mg kg−1, respectively. We also evaluated the effect of elevation, an important environment factor influencing seed oil content, on fatty acid composition and bio-active compounds of C. reticulata oil. The results indicated that only β-sitosterol content showed significant difference at the different elevations.
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This study was funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Non-profit Research Institution of CAF (Grant number CAFYBB2017MB006).
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Cao, Y., Xie, Y. & Ren, H. Fatty acid composition and tocopherol, sitosterol, squalene components of Camellia reticulata oil. J Consum Prot Food Saf 13, 403–406 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-018-1183-8
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