TY - JOUR AU - Quiroga, Olinda E. AU - Bou, Soledad M. AU - Sarlingo, Carlos I. AU - Nolasco, Susana M. PY - 2003/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Study of the composition of Pyracantha crenulata roem seed, oil and meal JF - Grasas y Aceites JA - Grasas aceites VL - 54 IS - 4 SE - Research DO - 10.3989/gya.2003.v54.i4.217 UR - https://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/217 SP - 335-338 AB - Seeds from <i>Pyracantha crenulata</i> Roem, harvested in Olavarría (Buenos Aires, Argentine) were defatted with hexane, obtaining raw oil with a yield of 5.5 % dry basis. The physicochemical characteristics of crude oil were: refractive index: 1.4770 (at 25ºC), iodine value: 121; saponification index: 203, unsaponifiable matter: 7.4 %, peroxide value: 8.7. The fatty acid composition of seed oil was studied by gas-liquid chromatography. Major fatty acids of seed oil were: linoleic (61.1 %), oleic (17.3 %) and palmitic acid (17.4 %).<br> The residual seed meal contained low level of crude protein (13%, dry basis), considerable content of crude fiber and a relativity high value of neutral detergent fiber, that matching with the low digestibility observed. Metals, ash, sugar and polysaccharides contents are reported. ER -