Determination of Some Components of Balanites Aegyptiaca Oil by Chromatographic Methods

M.J.A. Abualreish

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umdurman Islamic University, Umdurman (Sudan).

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/msri/060114

ABSTRACT:

A sample of Balanites oil was analyzed by some chromatographic methods. The saponifiable and the unsaponifiable contents of the oil were determined, It was found that the oil contains 84.56% fatty acids and 1.03 % sterols. The percentages of the fatty acids Stearic, Palmitic, Oleic and Linoleic in the oil were found 7.18, 12.50, 30.90, and 34.34% respectively.

KEYWORDS: Balanites aegyptiaca; analysis and chromatography

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