Investigating Some Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Composition of Native Black Mulberry (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Morus nigra</Emphasis> L.) Seed Oil |
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Authors: | Umit Gecgel Serap Durakli Velioglu Hasan Murat Velioglu |
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Affiliation: | (1) Agricultural Faculty, Food Engineering Department, Namık Kemal University, 59030 Tekirdag, Turkey;(2) Vocational College, Meat and Meat Products Technology Programme, Namık Kemal University, 59030 Tekirdag, Turkey |
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Abstract: | The physicochemical properties of seed and seed oil obtained from the native black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) were investigated in 2008 and 2009. The results showed that the seed consisted of 27.5–33% crude oil, 20.2–22.5% crude
protein, 3.5–6% ash, 42.4–46.6% carbohydrate and 112.2–152.0 mg total phenolics/100 g. Twenty different fatty acids were determined,
with the percentages varying from 0.02% myristic acid (C14:0) to 78.7% linoleic acid (C18:2). According to the GC analysis
of fatty acid methyl esters, linoleic acid (C18:2), followed by palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and stearic acid
(C18:0) were the major fatty acids, which together comprised approximately 97% of the total identified fatty acids. High C18:2
content (average 73.7%) proved that the black mulberry seed oil is a good source of the essential fatty acid, linoleic acid.
Linolenic acid (C18:3) was also found in a relatively lower amount (0.3–0.5%). The α-tocopherol content was found to be between
0.17 and 0.20 mg in 100 g seed oil. The main sterols in the mulberry seed oil were β-sitosterol, Δ5-avenasterol, Δ5, 23-stigmastadienol,
clerosterol, sitosterol and Δ5, 24-stigmastadienol. The present study stated that the native black mulberry seed oil can be
used as a nutritional dietary substance and has great usage potential. |
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