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Omega-6 and Omega-9 from Citrullus colocynthis L. seed oil from arid zone of Rajasthan

Arun Arora, Rajendra Sen

This study examined physio-chemical properties and fatty acid composition of oil from seeds of Citrullus colocynthis L. from arid zone of Rajasthan. The fatty acids composition of Citrullus colocynthis L. have been analysed as their methyl esters by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ìBondapak C-18 column and UV/VIS detector. Physico-chemical characteristics were determined by standard AOCS methods. The oil has been found rich in unsaturated acids. Most predominant polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was linoleic acid (18:2n-6) or omega-6. Oleic or omega-9 was also found asmajor fatty acid.Among saturated acids palmitic acid was found in high amount.