Date seeds (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) valorization: chemical composition of lipid fraction

Braz J Biol. 2022 Jul 26;84:e260771. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.260771. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTThis research was aimed to study the lipid fraction of date seeds. Seventeen seeds of date palm varieties and clones were evaluated and assessed for their chemical components and for the properties of the date pits oil. Gas liquid chromatography showed that the main unsaturated fatty acid was oleic acid (46.00 - 50.87%), while the main saturated fatty acid was lauric acid (10.11 - 19.03%) for the cultivars Mentouj Tissgharine (MTN) and Bheir Ingli (KBN) respectively; other fatty acids were also identified. The physicochemical characterization showed an acid value ranging from 0.068 to 1.188%, a specific extinction value equal to (K232: 1.350-2.225; K270: 0.318- 0.521), a peroxide value in the interval (1.059-5.618 meq O2/kg) and an iodine value (41.861-59.980 g Iodine/100 g). The pheophytin content of date seed oils was found within the range from 21.855 to 75.685%. The chemical analysis showed that date seed oil can be useful in cosmetic and food products processing.PMID:35894352 | DOI:10.1590/1519-6984.260771
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