Chemical compositions of passiflora edulis seed oil cultivated in Viet Nam

Abstract

The present research was aimed to study the chemical compositions of Passiflora edulis Sims seed oil, including the fatty acid, sterols, triglycerides. and tocopherols. The oil content of the seeds was 24.88 % (w/w) by using the Soxhlet method and mainly consisted of linoleic acid (ω-6, 66.94 %) and oleic acid (ω -9, 18.86 %). Sterols (2935.35 mg/kg), triglycerides (monomer TAG, 74.11 %) and tocopherols (18.04 mg/kg) were also determined by using IOC and ISO methods. The findings demonstrate that P.edulis seed oil could be used in the food and cosmetic industries.