Characterization and Compositional Studies of Oil from Seeds of Desi Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivars Grown in Pakistan

Zia-Ul-Haq, M. and Ahmad, M. and Iqbal, S. and Ahmad, S. and Ali, H. (2007) Characterization and Compositional Studies of Oil from Seeds of Desi Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivars Grown in Pakistan. J Am Oil Chem Soc , 84. pp. 1143-1148.

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Abstract

The physiochemical properties and fatty acid (FA) composition of oil from seeds of four desi chickpea cultivars, grown in Pakistan, were investigated. The oil content was relatively low (5.88–6.87%). The physiochemical parameters determined included refractive indices (RI) at 40 �C (1.48–1.49), relative density (0.95– 0.96), iodine value (IV) (111.87–113.69), acid value (AV) (2.55–2.73 mg KOH/g), saponification value (SV) (183.98–185.64 mg KOH/g), unsaponifiable matter (UM) (2.99–3.71%), peroxide value (PV) (3.97–6.37 mequiv/ Kg), p-anisidine value (p-AV) (5.39–8.74), and oxidation value (OV) (13.67–22.34). Linoleic acid and oleic acid were the dominant FAs. Results from most of the parameters revealed significant (P\0.05) differences among the cultivars. The findings reveal Desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), indigenous to Pakistan, to be a potentially valuable legume crop with comparable nutritional quality oil.

Item Type:	Article
Author Affiliation:	Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
Subjects:	Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Biochemistry
Divisions:	Chickpea
Depositing User:	Sushil
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2010 03:16
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2010 03:16
Official URL:	http://www.aocs.org/
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/131

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