Fatty Acids Composition of Apple and Pear Seed Oils

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Table 1 Oil content in seeds

Material	Oil content/kg seed
Apple seed oil	291 g
Pear seed oil	179 g
Soybean seed oil	180∼220 g[13]

Table 2 Fatty acid composition of apple and pear seed oil (n = 3)

Fatty acid type	Apple seeds oil (g/100g oil)	Pear seeds oil (g/100g oil)
c16:0	5.606	6.388
c16:1	0.060	0.119
c18:0	1.466	1.746
c18:1	26.473	20.281
c18:2	43.031	56.801
c18:3	0.600	0.320
c20:0	1.311	1.251
c20:1	0.391	0.275
c20:2	0.043	0.050
c22:0	0.270	0.238
c24:0	0.089	0.109
Total fatty acids	79.34	87.578

Figure 1 Composition and concentration of fatty acids in apple seed oil.

Figure 2 Composition and concentration of fatty acids in pear seed oil.

Table 3 Saturated, unsaturated, and monounsaturated fatty acids in apple and pear seed oil (n = 3)

Fatty acid type	Apple seed oil(g/100g oil)	Pear seed oil(g/100g oil)
Saturated fatty acid	8.742	9.732
Unsaturated fatty acid	70.598	77.846
Monounsaturated fatty acid	26.924	20.675

Ren , B. and Li , Y. 2005 . Research Advances on Fatty Acids Biosynthesis Metabolism in Soybean Seed . Molecular Plant Breeding , 3 ( 3 ) : 301 – 306 .

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