Oil content and fatty acid composition of some varieties of barley and sorghum grains

Oil content of sorghum grains (average 4.57 %) was nearly twice that of barley (average 2.27 %). Palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids were the most abundant fatty acids and that stearic acid content was low in barley and sorghum. The content of linolenic acid was higher in barley than in sorghum. The...

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Main Authors: R. O. Osman, F. M. Abd El-Gelil, H. M. El-Noamany, M. G. Dawood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2000-06-01
Series:Grasas y Aceites
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Online Access:http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/472