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. 2016 Jun;54(2):200–210. doi: 10.17113/ftb.54.02.16.4063

Table 1. Standard quality and composition parameters (FFA and PV), fatty acid and tocopherol contents in pumpkin seed oil samples.

Oil sample
CP1 CP2 RS1 RS2 RS3 RS4 RS5 S1 S2
FFA/(mg KOH/g oil) 0.90±0.04 0.6±0.1 0.9±0.1 0.72±0.02 0.70±0.05 0.67±0.04 0.65±0.02 0.59±0.02 0.6±0.1
PV/(mg O2/kg oil) 3.0±0.1 2.5±0.1 5.6±0.1 5.4±0.1 2.5±0.4 4.7±0.5 5.0±0.2 4.9±0.5 3.3±0.1
w(fatty acid)/%
C16:0 11.1±0.2 12.3±0.1 12.0±0.3 9.0±0.1 10.0±0.3 10.11±0.01 11.3±0.2 7.4±0.2 7.84±0.04
C18:0 3.8±0.1 4.6±0.1 3.5±0.2 3.0±0.1 2.9±0.1 4.02±0.04 4.1±0.4 2.2±0.1 3.4±0.1
C18:1 35.7±0.4 36.70±0.04 33.6±0.2 32.52±0.01 28.79±0.04 39.1±0.0 33.3±0.7 31.7±0.2 31.0±0.2
C18:2 48.0±0.2 45.6±0.1 49.6±0.1 54.40±0.04 56.2±0.2 45.87±0.03 50.9±1.4 54.49±0.07 57.4±0.6
C18:3 0.8±0.5 0.1±0.1 0.73±0.07 0.4±0.2 1.5±0.1 0.4±0.0 0.2±0.1 3.23±0.02 0.28±0.04
C20:0 0.44±0.07 0.6±0.3 0.4±0.0 0.35±0.01 0.32±0.02 0.4±0.0 0.10±0.04 0.54±0.01 0.07±0.04
C22:0 0.08±0.02 0.04±0.01 0.2±0.1 0.36±0.02 0.37±0.01 0.1±0.0 0.02±0.02 0.44±0.02 0.06±0.02
Σ(unsaturated fatty acids) 84.5±0.3 82.46±0.09 84.0±0.1 87.33±0.07 86.4±0.1 85.29±0.01 84.4±0.8 89.4±0.2 88.7±0.4
w(tocopherol)/(mg/kg)
α 10.1±0.9 11.5±3.1 32.4±5.9 85.1±2.1 160.2±5.7 89.3±5.3 95.0±5.8 198.8±4.3 237.2±0.1
γ 251.0±1.1 332.9±5.3 401.7±9.5 174.7±5.6 275.4±7.7 315.0±6.8 242.8±1.7 248.5±3.4 83.5±2.4
δ 2.3±0.2 2.2±0.2 30.8±1.3 7.1±0.4 18.5±0.8 15.7±0.1 3.70±0.04 10.1±0.4 3.0±0.3
Σ(tocopherols) 263.4±3.1 346.6±1.8 464.9±10.6 266.9±3.42 454.1±10.0 420.0±7.1 374.8±3.9 457.4±3.4 323.7±1.8

All parameters are expressed as mean value±standard deviation (N=3). Pumpkin seed oil samples: CP1 and CP2=cold-pressed, produced from unroasted seeds, RS1–RS5=oil mixtures produced from roasted seed paste, and S1 and S2=salad oil mixtures. FFA=free fatty acids, PV=peroxide value