Chemical characterization of the oil of Sterculia striata ST. HIL. ET NAUD nuts

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE OIL OF Sterculia striata ST. HIL. ET NAUD NUTS. This paper describes total lipid content, unsaponifiable fraction and the acid, refractive, saponification and iodine indices of the oil of Sterculia striata nuts. The fatty acids, the sterols and the triterpene alcohols were determined. The percentage of cyclopropenoid fatty acids (CPFA), determined by NMR H-1 (15,5%), makes the nuts of this species unsuitable for human consumption.