Table 1.

Biochemical composition of pomegranate oil.

Biochemical Parameter	Pomegranate Oil
Total phenolic (mg GAE/g)	39.06 ± 1.47
Total flavonoid (mg CE/g)	12.4 ± 0.96
Tocochromanols (μg/g)
α-tocopherol	16 ± 2
β-tocopherol	0.4 ± 0.42
δ-tocopherol	414.6 ± 2.31
γ-tocopherol	13.7 ± 1.53
α-tocotrienol	1.6 ± 0.15
β-tocotrienol	0.67 ± 0.12
δ-tocotrienol	2.03 ± 0.21
γ-tocotrienol	462.7 ± 3.05
Total	911.7 ± 9.79
Carotenoids (µg/g)
Lutein	188.3 ± 1.79
Zeaxanthin	16.47 ± 0.21
β-Carotene	0.54 ± 0.078
Total	205.31 ± 2.08
Sterols (mg/100g)
Campesterol	55.95 ± 2.55
Stigmasterol	0.11 ± 0.029
β-sitosterol	1573.47 ± 3.47
Brassicasterol	0.023 ± 0.009
Campestanol	0.077 ± 0.021
Delta-5 Avenasterol	9.93 ± 0.125
Delta-7 Stigmastenol	0.273 ± 0.012
Total	1639.36 ± 6.22

Values represent the mean ± standard deviation of three independent replicates (n = 3); GAE: gallic acid equivalents; CE: catechin equivalents.