US EPA

7729413 

Journal Article 

Characterization of the Composition of Caesalpinia bonducella Seed Grown in Temperate Regions of Pakistan 

Sultana, R; Saleem, R; Sultana, N; Afshan, F; Gulzar, T 

2012 

Yes 

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
ISSN: 0003-021X
EISSN: 1558-9331 

WILEY 

HOBOKEN 

89 

6 

1021-1027 

English 

10.1007/s11746-011-2006-6 

WOS:000305293600008 

Caesalpinia bonducella is an oilseed that is indigenous to Pakistan. The hexane-extracted oil content from the seed kernel was 17.3 ± 1.0% DM (dry matter). The proximate analysis of C. bonducella seed estimated protein, fiber and ash contents to be 20.8 ± 1.4, 5.3 ± 1.0 and 4.6 ± 0.8%, respectively. Trace metals were determined comparable to commonly consumed legume seeds. a-Tocopherol was the predominant tocopherol ranging from 345.10 to 460.21 mg/kg of oil, followed by γ- and δ-tocopherol. The major sterols were β-sitosterol, stigmas-terol, campesterol, Δ5- avenasterol, Δ7-stigmastenol and D7 avenasterol. The kernel oil was found to contain a high level of linoleic acid (72.7 ± 1.0%) followed by oleic, stearic and palmitic acids. The high percentage of linoleic acid revealed that this oil is a potential source for the manufacture of cosmetics, paints, varnishes, soaps, liquid soaps and other products including biodiesel. These investigations suggest that C. bonducella oil is potentially an important dietary source of essential fatty acids and protein which could be employed for edible and commercial applications in various industries of Pakistan. © 2011 Springer-Verlag. 

Caesalpinia bonducella; Physico-chemical characterization; High linoleic seed kernel oil; Fatty acid composition; GC and GC-MS; Biodiesel