Non-wood forest products, physicochemical characteristics and fatty acid composition of three kinds of oil seed of woody trees

Abstract EN

In the Arab Republic of Egypt, effor ts have been mad e to improve th e productivity of wood to meet the great yea rly needs.

Th e ide ntification of any useful by-produces will enhance the chance for th e success ful commerce of th e wood production , In addition , th er e has be en an acute shor tage of oils and fat s, especially during the last IS years .

Th is situa tion led to a sea rch for o ther so urces of oil as seeds of a large numbe r of co mmonly grown vegetables, fruits and wild plants , th at have been scree ned for their oil content.

The oil content of Khaya senegalensis A.

Juss, K, ivo rensis A.

Chev.

and Swietenia mahogani.

Jacq.

seeds was determined by two so lvents , i.e.

hexane and petroleum ether for differ ent tim es (30 min , 1 hr.

and 4 hr ).

The oi l % of K.

senegalensis see ds was 24.95 , 21.

33, 21.

IS and 19, 14 respectively when extracted by 'hexane , as for those extracted by petroleum ether, oil % was 26,59,16,84,1 6,13 and 16,84 , respectively, Regarding K, ivorensis seeds extracted by hexane the oil % was 27,03 , 19.88, 19.86 and 17.87 , whil e in case of pet roleum ethe r extraction it was 27.06, 19.

12, 18.47 and 17.21, respec tive ly.

Con ce rn ing Swietenia mahogani seeds extracted by hexane th e oi l% was 36.12, 21.08,19.45 and 18.53, for those extracted by petroleum ethe r the oil % was 32.40 , 21.64 , 20.39 and 18.16, respect ively.

Iodine value, acidity and refr active ind ex value s wer e det ermined .

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ana lysis and th e relati ve proportion s of fatt y acids were determined .