Table 5.
Content of total lipids, fatty acids, protein, Fe, and Zn in major oilseed crops seeds.
| Oilseeds | Total Lipid Content (%) | Fatty Acids (%) | Protein mg/g | Fe mg/100 g |
Zn mg/100 g |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Linoleic Acid | Oleic Acid | Palmitic Acid | Stearic Acid | (101) | |||
| Noug |
Guizotia
abyssinica |
32.5–45.7 a | 72.2–77.8 a | 5.2–8.3 a | 7.8–9.6 a | 7.2–10.0 a | 24.4–27.5 a | 1.2–12.5 a | 2.0–5.3 a |
| Sunflower |
Helianthus
annuus |
20.5–23.9 [54] |
32.2–54.3 [54] | 31.9–56.9 [54] | 6.6–6.8 [54] | 4.0–4.1 [54] | 10.0–27.1 [55] | 0.5–0.7 [49] | 5.0–7.6 [49] |
| Sesame |
Sesamum
indicum |
49.5–51.3 [25] |
41.0–45.0 [25] | 39.5–43.0 [25] | 8.4–10.3 [25] | 4.5–5.8 [25] | 23.1–25.2 [56] | 9.3 [50] | 3.8 [50] |
| Safflower |
Carthamus
tinctorium |
36.0–41.0 [57] |
74.6–78.2 [57] | 11.2–14.2 [57] | 6.0–6.7 [57] | 2.0–2.6 [57] | 17.6–18.1 [58] | 3.5–4.0 [59] | 1.5–2.1 [59] |
| Groundnut |
Arachis
hypogae |
44.4–47.6 [60] |
28.3–37.8 [60] | 42.7–53.1 [60] | 8.4–12.5 [60] | 1.9–3.9 [60] | 25.8 [61] | 2.3 [51] | 3.3 [51] |
| Mustard |
Brassica
carinata |
39.8–46.4 [28] |
17.3–19.9 [28] | 10.6–12.1 [28] | 3.0–3.7 [28] | 1.4–2.3 [28] | 32.4–36.4 [62] | 1.3 [63] | 0.07 [63] |
| Flaxseed |
Linum
usitatissimum |
30.0–45.8 [25] |
10.0–17.4 [25] | 11.3–29.4 [25] | 4.3–12.3 [25] | 1.9–6.3 [25] | 20.0–30.0 [64] | 2.7 [52] | 4.0 [52] |
| Soybean |
Glycine
max |
20.0–22.0 [65] |
50.0–60.0 [65] | 22.0–25.0 [65] | 7.0–10.0 [65] | 2.0–5.0 [65] | 37.3–40.6 [66] | 7.1–8.2 [67] | 4.2–11.7 [67] |
| Cottonseed |
Gossypium spp. |
17.5–27.0 [25] |
50.5–55.0 [25] | 20.0–25.0 [25] | 2.0–2.5 [25] | 2.5–3.3 [25] | 34.2–46.3 [68] | 12.0 [53] | 6.1 [53] |
| Castor bean |
Ricinus
communsis |
61.6–72.3 [69] |
3.5–4.5 [69] | 2.9–3.6 [69] | 1.1–1.3 [69] | 0.9–1.2 [69] | 21–48 [70] | 17.0 [71] | 13.0 [71] |
a = current study.