Table 1.
Physical and chemical characters of chia seed oil.
| Oil Parameters | Content | |
|---|---|---|
| Oil content (g/100 g) | 31.89 ± 0.50 | |
| Oil stability (induction period)/h | 0.68 ± 0.03 | |
| Oil color/(units) | ||
| R | Y | |
| 1.65 ± 0.07 | 13.00 ± 0.00 | |
| a Fatty Acid Composition | ||
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | 7.07 ± 0.01 | |
| Palmitoleic acid C16:1 (n-9) | 0.06 ± 0.00 | |
| Trianoic acid C17:0 | 0.16 ± 0.01 | |
| Stearic acid C18:0 | 2.81 ± 0.04 | |
| Oleic acid C18:1 (n-9) | 5.50 ± 0.01 | |
| Vaccenic acid C18:1 (n-7) | 0.80 ± 0.01 | |
| Linoleic acid C18:2 (n-6) | 19.84 ± 0.01 | |
| α-Linolenic C18:3 (n-3) | 63.64 ± 0.06 | |
| Arachidic acid C20:0 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | |
| SFA | 10.16 ± 0.06 | |
| PUFA | 89.84 ± 0.07 | |
| PUFA/SFA | 8.85 ± 0.06 | |
| n-3/n-6 FA ratio | 3.21 ± 0.00 | |
| sn-2 Fatty Acid Composition | ||
| C16:0 | 1.10 ± 0.05 | |
| C18:0 | 0.88 ± 0.09 | |
| C18:1 | 6.38 ± 0.12 | |
| C18:2 | 25.07 ± 0.06 | |
| C18:3 | 63.76 ± 0.66 | |
a Values reported as means ± SD of three replicate analyses (n = 3). SFA = total saturated fatty acids, PUFA = total polyunsaturated fatty acids, n-6 = total omega-6, n-3 = total omega-3 fatty acids.