title: A comparison of the physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition of indaiá (Attalea dubia) and Babassu (Orbignya phalerata) oils.
abstract: The physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition of Attalea dubia (Mart.)  Burret (indaiá) seed oil were investigated. The oil was extracted in a soxhlet apparatus using petroleum ether and evaluated for iodine, acid, peroxide, ester, and saponification values. The oil was also analyzed using infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The fatty acid profile of the oil was determined by GC-MS. For each analysis indaiá oil was compared to Orbignya phalerata (babassu) oil. The two oils appeared to be very similar in their fatty acid composition, in which lauric acid (the most abundant), myristic acid, caprylic acid, and capric acid were the four main fatty acids detected. The unsaturated fatty acids content was lower for indaiá oil (5.8%) than for babassu oil (9.4%). The results suggest that indaiá palm tree could be cultivated as a new source of vegetable oil with potential for food and cosmetic industries.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n-Campus Universitário, Bairro Martelos, 36036-900 Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bianca Silva
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Lara Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Faza
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Le Hyaric
mesh_terms: D028023:Arecaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D002210:Caprylates / Q000032:analysis; D003652:Decanoic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007850:Lauric Acids / Q000032:analysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D019814:Myristic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D002210:Caprylates; D003652:Decanoic Acids; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D007850:Lauric Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; D019814:Myristic Acid; C030358:lauric acid; C031071:decanoic acid; C031492:octanoic acid