Physico-chemical characteristic and fatty acids compositions of cottonseed oils

• Published in: Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 253 - 259
• Main Authors: Bozdoğan Konuşkan,Dilşat, Yılmaztekin,Murat, Mert,Mehmet, Gençer,Oktay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi 01-01-2017; Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University
• Subjects: cottonseed oil; Coğrafya; fatty acids; fizikokimyasal özellikler; pamuk yağı; physicochemical properties; yağ asitleri; Ziraat; Ankara; Yağ asitleri; Fizikokimyasal özellikler; Pamuk yağı; Cottonseed oil; Fatty acids; Physicochemical properties
• ISSN: 1300-7580; 2148-9297

In this study, three cotton genotypes of species Gossypium hirsutum L., Cukurova 1518, PAUM 15 and BA 119 were investigated for their some physicochemical properties of oils such as free fatty acids, peroxide value, iodine value, unsaponifiable matter, total carotenoid and tocopherol contents and fatty acids composition in Cukurova region in Turkey. Seed oil content ranged 17.2-19.6% and PAUM 15 was found to be genotype with the highest oil content. The range of other physicochemical properties and their values are as follows; free fatty acids 1.7-2.8%, peroxide value 5.36.0 meq O2 kg-1, unsaponifiable matters 2.1-2.3%, iodine value 102-110, total carotenoid content 119-140 mg kg-1, total tocopherol content 887-920 mg kg-1, linoleic acid 52.00-55.82%, palmitic acid 24.85-25.63%, oleic acid 14.06-17.00%, stearic acid 3.01-3.13% in the cottonseed oils. PAUM 15 was determined to be more suitable for food consumption as edible oil due to its highest oil content and quality characteristics than the others genotypes.