Table 5.
Composition of Moringa seed oil.
No. | Name of compound | Molecular | Relative |
---|---|---|---|
formula | content (%) | ||
1 | Oleic acid | C18H34O2 | 85.4 |
2 | Octadecanoic acid | C18H36O2 | 3.81 |
3 | Palmitic acid | C16H32O2 | 2.31 |
4 | 10,13-Dimethyltetradecanoic acid | C16H3202 | 2.42 |
5 | Myristic acid | C14H28O2 | 0.03 |
6 | Stearic acid | C18H36O2 | 2.65 |
7 | Eicosanoic acid | C20H40O2 | 1.51 |
8 | β- Sitosterol | C29H50O | 0.3 |
9 | Stigmasterol | C29H48O | 0.48 |
10 | Rapeseed oil sterol | C28H48O | 0.14 |