Investigation on fat from mango (Mangifera indica) kernel. Part I. Fatty acid composition of lipid classes.
Gafur M. A., Toregard B.
Author Affiliation: BCSIR Laboratories, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 19 : 184-192
Abstract : Oils extracted from 3 samples of mango seeds were fractionated into lipid classes by TLC. The fatty acid composition of the whole oils and the fractions were then determined by GLC. No characteristic differences in fatty acid composition among 3 whole oil samples were noted. Two samples of seed with fibre were quantitatively similar in high percentage of free fatty acid and low triglycerides. Seed fibre appeared to increase the level of free fatty acids and decrease the level of triglycerides. GLC of the sterol fraction indicated that it contained 73% ?-sitosterol, 16.5% stigmasterol and 10.5% campesterol.