Pithecolobium dulce II: Lipoids from the Seed

The component fatty acids of P. dulce seed fat has been found to be palmitic 7.2%, stearic 7.1%, arachidic 1.4%, behenic 6.9%, lignoceric 6.2%, oleic 47.3%, linoleic 21.7% and linolenic 1.7%. The phosphatide fatty acids also showed the presence of behenic and lignoceric acids.