Physic-Chemical Characteristics of Bitter and Sweet Almond Kernel Oil



Shariatifar N¹ ; Pourfard IM¹ Show Affiliations
Source: International Journal of ChemTech Research Published:2015

Abstract

This research aimed to physicochemical study of almond (Prunusamygdalus L) seed oil was grown in Iran. The almond oils tested in this research indicateda high content of unsaturated (USFA) and low saturated fatty(SFA) acids, significantly. Significant differences existed between the physicochemical indices of different almond oils. The range of Peroxide value (meq/kg), acid value, iodine value, saponification number, of almond seed oil were 0.21 to 0.62 and 0.27 to 0.5 and 95.5 to 104.7 and 178 to 201 respectively. And the range of oil content of almond kernel varied from39% to 57 %. Oleic content (66.69% to 69.5%) is the key fatty acid found in almond kernel oil, followed by linoleic (18.86 % to 22.31%) and palmitic (4.62% to 5.71%) acids. Results showed that the physical and chemical characteristics of almond kernel oils samples were suitable for edible and pastry. Oleic acid was found in highest amount, followed by linoleic, palmitic, stearic and Palmitoleic in almond kernel oils samples. © 2015, Sphinx Knowledge House. All rights reserved.