Fatty acid composition of Sapindus mukorossi seed oil

Md. Abdul Halim Shah, Kajal Du

Abstract

Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) composition of Sapindus mukorossi seed oil was determined by IR, NMR and GCMS analysis. The FAME of the oil of Sapindus mukorossi consists of 4.78 wt.% of methyl palmitate (C16:0), 58.89 wt.% of methyl oleate (C18:1), 1.78 wt.% of methyl stearate (C18:0), 25.93 wt.% of methyl 11-trans eicosenoate (C 18:2), and 8.61 wt.% of methyl arachidate (C20:0).