title: Evaluation and characterisation of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad seed oil: Comparison with Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil.
abstract: The physicochemical properties, fatty acid, tocopherol, thermal properties, (1)H NMR, FTIR and profiles of non-conventional oil extracted from Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad seeds were evaluated and compared with conventional sunflower seed oil. In addition, the antioxidant properties of C. colocynthis seed oil were also evaluated. The oil content of the C. colocynthis seeds was 23.16%. The main fatty acids in the oil were linoleic acid (66.73%) followed by oleic acid (14.78%), palmitic acid (9.74%), and stearic acid (7.37%). The tocopherol content was 121.85 mg/100g with γ-tocopherol as the major one (95.49%). The thermogravimetric analysis showed that the oil was thermally stable up to 286.57°C, and then began to decompose in four stages namely at 377.4°C, 408.4°C, 434.9°C and 559.2°C. The present study showed that this non-conventional C. colocynthis seed oil can be used for food and non-food applications to supplement or replace some of the conventional oils.
authors.affiliation: King Saud University, College of Science, Chemistry Department, Riyadh 1145, Saudi Arabia. inahdi@ksu.edu.sa
authors.forename: Imededdine Arbi
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Nehdi
authors.forename: Hassen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sbihi
authors.forename: Chin Ping
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Saud Ibrahim
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Al-Resayes
mesh_terms: D029773:Citrullus / Q000737:chemistry*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006368:Helianthus / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D024505:Tocopherols / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; D024505:Tocopherols