مساهمة في دراسة المحتوى الكيميائي لزيوت أصناف مختارة من بذور العصفر المزروعة في سورية

Abstract EN

Seven varieties of Safflower seeds cultivated in Syria in the spring of 2010 were selected.

The Safflower oil was separated from those seeds by means of extraction.

The produced oil ranged between 28-54%w for all samples.

The extracted oils were esterficated for the Gas chromatographic analysis in order to determine the content of fatty acids, and trans.

It turned out that linoleic acid content of which was.

Fatty acids about 44-77%, followed by oleic acid , the rate of which (15-47%w) was comparable with that of the sunflower oil, with an exception of Category N6: SONL-S that indecates a rise of oleic acid to 62%w.

It was found that all studied species contained a zero percentage of the trans Fatty acids.

Measurments of the iodine number showed that all items belong to the Half dry oil, with the exception of N6 which belongs to the not dry oil.

The results indicate that the seed oils of safflower oil are as good for health as sunflower oil.