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Distribution of unsaturated fatty acids in oil from olives grown in Israel

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Summary

Forty samples of crude oil pressed from locally-grown olives were analysed spectrophotometrically after alkali isomerisation. Oleic, linoleic, linolenic and total saturated fatty acid contents are reported. The fact that olive oil may contain appreciable amounts of linolenic acid is stressed and a quantitative correlation between the latter and oleic acid established.

Zusammenfassung

Aus vierzig Proben von Oliven lokaler Herkunft wurde das Öl ausgepresst und nach alkalischer Isomerierung spektrophotometrisch untersucht. Durchschnittliche Gehaltsangaben für Ölsäure, Linol- und Linolensäure wie auch für die gesamten gesättigten Fettsäuren werden angeführt. Es wurde festgestellt, daß Olivenöl beachtliche Mengen an Linolensäure enthalten kann. Das Vorhandensein einer statistisch einwandfreien negativen Korrelation zwischen dem Gehalt des Olivenöls an Linolen- und an Ölsäure wird unterstrichen.

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L'huile pressée de quarante échantillons d'olives de provenance locale a été examinée spectrophotométriquement après isomérisation alcaline. Les concentrations moyennes d'acide oléique, d'acide linoléique et d'acide linolénique ainsi que des acides gras saturés sont indiquées. Il a été trouvé que l'huiled' olives peut contenir des quantités considérables d'acide linolénique. Une corrélation négative significative entre l'acide oléique et l'acide linolénique a été établie.

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  1. Division of Food and Biotechnology, TECHNION, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

    G. Zimmermann, I. Hillinger & E. J. Better

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Eng.E. J. Better, pioneer of oil research in Israel, passed away while these experiments were in progress.

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Zimmermann, G., Hillinger, I. & Better, E.J. Distribution of unsaturated fatty acids in oil from olives grown in Israel. Plant Food Hum Nutr 8, 306–311 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01111788

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