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Article: Milk Thistle Seed Oil Constituents from Different Varieties Grown in Iran
- Article from:
- JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright AOCS Press Jul 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
In this study, fatty acids, phytosterol classes and tocopherols composition of Milk thistle seeds oil were determined at four varieties grown in Ardebil-Iran. The four varieties consisted of two modified foreign varietiesBudakalaszi (originally from Hungary) and the CN-seed variety (originally from England) and two native varieties, namely Khoreslo and Babak Castle. The oil content of the seeds ranged from 26 to 31%. Among the fatty acids, Unoleic acid had the highest percentage (50-54%) followed by oleic acid (23-29%) and palmitic acid (7-8%). This is the first detailed report on the phytosterol classes of milk thistle seeds oil. The 4-Desmethylsterol class was predominant ...