International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 1
First page : (1) Last page : (8)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2192
Effect of two Extraction Methods and Harvest Period and Performance there Statement of Fatty Oils of Figs Pear Seed
Maria MOUDEN1, Mohammed BOUJNAH2, Souad SALMAOUI4, Said ZANTAR3, Allal DOUIRA1*
1Botany Laboratory, Biotechnology and Plant Protection, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, PO Box 133, University Ibn Tofaïl, 14000 Kénitra, Morocco
2Technology Laboratory Food Regional Center for Agricultural Research INRA Rabat, Morocco
3Technology Laboratory Food Regional Center for Agricultural Research INRA Tanger, Morocco
4Food Technology Laboratory University Sultan Moulay Slimane, 23000 Beni Mellal
*Corresponding Author E-mail: douiraallal@hotmail.com
Received: 12.01.2016 | Revised: 23.01.2016 | Accepted: 30.01.2016
Abstract
The fatty acid composition and physico-chemical characteristics of the seeds lipid fraction of two Opuntia ficus indica (Issa and Moussa) varieties in southern Morocco from two solvent extraction methods and cold, were studied during the maturation period. Solvent extraction is more profitable (from 7.89 to 11.86%) than cold mechanical extraction (3.47 to 8.08%). Performance is optimal for the end of July 'Isa' and the end of October for 'Musa'. It turned out that the oil seeds of O. ficus indica is rich in unsaturated fatty acid (89.86%). Linoleic acid is the most dominant (64.13%), followed by oleic acid (25.73%), palmitic acid (14.6%) and stearic acid (10.63%). Linoleic acids are saturated and become oleic and stearic towards the end of the maturation period. The two methods of extraction, solvent and cold have different effects on oil yield but no remarkable difference was observed between the effects of the two methods on fatty acid composition of two cultivars Opuntia ficus indica oils.
Key words: Opuntia ficus indica, lipid fraction seeds, extraction methods, maturation period, fatty acid.
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Cite this article: Mouden, M., Boujnah, M., Salmaoui, S., Zantar, S., Douira, A., Effect of two Extraction Methods and Harvest Period and Performance there Statement of Fatty Oils of Figs Pear Seed, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(1): 1-8 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2192
