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. 2022 Sep 29;11(19):3027. doi: 10.3390/foods11193027

Table 3.

Chemical profile of cold-pressed poppy oil and literature data.

Parameter Oil Literature Data
Oxidative stability (h) 2.82 ± 0.02 3.0–9.2 [32]; 5.56 [28]; 5.59 [30]
Colour (x, y) (0.3794, 0.3673)
Transparency (%) 52.0
Dominant wavelength (nm) 581.7
Purity 32.2
K232 nm 0.024 ± 0.002
K270 nm 0.007 ± 0.001
Peroxide value (meq O2/kg) 1.95 ± 0.04 0.1 [30]; 1.03–1.27 [29]
Vitamin E profile (mg/kg)
α-Tocopherol 12.79 ± 1.17 5.90 [30]; 19 [39]; 21 [40]; 21.99–45.83 [7]; 55.3 [28]
γ-Tocopherol 222.30 ± 7.37 115.7 [30]; 157 [39]; 195.37–280.85 [7]; 217.4 [28]; 263 [40]
Total vitamin E 235.10 ± 8.53 121.6 [30]; 182 [39]; 284 [40]; 309.4 [28]
Fatty acids profile (%)
C16:0 (Palmitic acid) 10.15 ± 0.15 7.67–9.91 [7]; 8.5 [39]; 9.91 [30]; 9.79 [28]; 11.6 [40]
C16:1 (Palmitoleic acid) 0.17 ± 0.06 0.1 [39]; 0.13 [28]; 0.15 [30]; 0.15–0.25 [7]
C18:0 (Stearic acid) 2.05 ± 0.06 1.4 [40]; 1.93 [28]; 2.13 [30]; 2.179–2.55 [7]; 2.4 [39]
C18:1n9c (Oleic acid) 24.08 ± 0.14 11.8 [40]; 11.94 [28]; 14.13–19.28 [7]; 14.4 [39]; 15.83 [30]
C18:2n6c (Linoleic acid) 62.44 ± 0.15 68.76–73.92 [7]; 71.35 [30]; 72.3 [39]; 72.6 [40]; 74.47 [28]
C18:3n3 (Linolenic acid) 1.02 ± 0.17 0.55–0.66 [7]; 0.60 [28]; 0.65 [30]; 0.8 [40]; 0.9 [39]
C20:0 (Arachidic acid) 0.09 ± 0.01 0.1 [39]; 0.10–0.17 [7]
∑SFA (saturated fatty acids) 12.29 ± 0.17 13.0 [40]
∑MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acids) 24.25 ± 0.18 13.6 [40]
∑PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids) 63.46 ± 0.11 73.4 [40]
C18:2n6/C18:3n3 62.24 ± 10.52 80.3 [39]; 90.75 [40]; 124.12 [28]
C18:1n9/C18:2n6 0.39 ± 0.00 0.16 [28]; 0.19 [39]
Phytochemicals analysis
TPC (mg GAE/100 g) 3.6 ± 0.4 48.5 mg GAE/100 g [34]; 368.2 mg/L GAE [39]
TFC (mg ECE/100 g) 2.1 ± 0.2 63.27–66.48 mg catechol equivalents/g [29]
FRAP (μmol FSE/100 g) 76.2 ± 9.7
DPPH inhibition (mg TE/100 g) 0.49 ± 0.04 37.2–60.5% [34]; 56.5 mg Trolox/L [39]; 792.6 mg α-tocopherol/L [39]

K—extinction coefficient, TPC—total phenolic compounds, GAE—gallic acid equivalents, TFC—total flavonoid content, ECE—epicatechin equivalents, FRAP—ferric-reducing antioxidant power, FSE—ferrous sulfate equivalents, DPPH—2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical, and TE—Trolox equivalents. Values represent mean ± standard deviation of triplicates (n = 3).