|
Grape seed of five varieties of grapes and their oils were analyzed in terms of their chemical composition, lipid class and fatty acid composition. Grape seed analysis showed that it contained; total sugar:2.78-5.13%, crude protein:7.68-15.37%, petroleum ether extract:11.31-16.96%, ash:1.81-2.91%. Grape seed oil was composed of 89.5-99.3% triglyceride. Total fatty acid was composed mainly of palmitic acid (6.7-9.1%), oleic acid (13.4-20.7%) and linoleic acid (68.1-78.1%), meaning the oil to be oleic-linoleic.
|