Abstract
Mahmmmed Harun* Author Affiliations Senior Scientific Officer, Oilseed Research Centre, Bangladesh Received: March 19, 2019 | Published: March 26, 2019 Corresponding author: Mahmmmed Harun, Senior Scientific Officer, Oilseed Research Centre, Bangladesh DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.16.002851
Highlights
Vegetable oil consists of different types of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
The sunflower oil contains more of unsaturated fatty acids, mainly oleic acid and linoleic acid and very less quantity of saturated fatty acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid
Selected inbres that used for crossing in half diallel fashion it ranges 6.27-8.46 for palmitic acid, 1.25-6.09 for stearic acid and 0.20-0.46 for arachidic acid respectively (Table 3)
Summary
Vegetable oil consists of different types of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid etc.). The palmatic acid and stearic acid are the major saturated fatty acids whereas oleic and linoliec acids are unsaturated. The sunflower oil contains more of unsaturated fatty acids, mainly oleic acid and linoleic acid and very less quantity of saturated fatty acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid. Healthy oil should contain more of unsaturated fatty acids compared to saturated fatty acids. The quality of sunflower oil is generally associated with the relative concentration of oleic and linoleic acid. Oil with high oleic acid content has several benefits with regard to human health. Oils with high oleic content are resistant to heat oxidation, longer shelf life and low cholesterol effect. Roberston reported that linoleic acid content varied inversely with the oleic acid content
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