CONTENT OF FATTY ACIDS IN CORN (ZEA MAYS L.) OIL FROM ECUADOR

Authors

  • Carrillo W Research Department, Laboratory of Functional Foods, Faculty of Foods Science and Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Av. Los Chasquis y Rio Payamino, Campus Huachi, CP 1801334, Ambato, Ecuador.
  • Carpio C Research Department, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Bolivar State University, Academic Campus Alpachaca” Av. Ernesto Che Guevara s/n y Av. Gabriel Secaira, EC. 020150, Guaranda, Ecuador.
  • Morales D Research Department, Laboratory of Functional Foods, Faculty of Foods Science and Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Av. Los Chasquis y Rio Payamino, Campus Huachi, CP 1801334, Ambato, Ecuador.
  • Vilcacundo E 2Research Department, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Bolivar State University, Academic Campus Alpachaca” Av. Ernesto Che Guevara s/n y Av. Gabriel Secaira, EC. 020150, Guaranda, Ecuador.
  • Álvarez M Research Department, Laboratory of Functional Foods, Faculty of Foods Science and Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Av. Los Chasquis y Rio Payamino, Campus Huachi, CP 1801334, Ambato, Ecuador.
  • Silva M Research Department, Laboratory of Functional Foods, Faculty of Foods Science and Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Av. Los Chasquis y Rio Payamino, Campus Huachi, CP 1801334, Ambato, Ecuador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i8.18786

Keywords:

Corn, Zea mays, Fatty acids, Lipids

Abstract

 

 Objective: The aim of this work was to determine the fatty acids content in corn seeds oil (Zea mays) sample cultivated in Ecuador.

Methods: Corn oil was obtained from corn oil seeds using the cold pressing method. Methyl esters fatty acids analysis were carried out using the gas chromatography (GC) method with a mass selective detector and using the database library NIST 14.L to identify the compounds present in the corn seed oil.

Results: Methyl esters fatty acids were identified from corn (Z. mays) seeds using the GC mass spectrometer (GC-MS) analytical method. Fatty acids were analyzed as methyl esters on a capillary column DB-WAX 122-7062 with a good separation of palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, linoleic acid, arachidic acid, and linolenic acid. The structure of methyl esters fatty acids was determined using the GS-MS method. Corn oil has a high content of linoleic acid (omega 6) with a value of 52.68% of the total content of fatty acids in corn oil and 29.70% of oleic acid (omega 9) of the total content of fatty acids in corn oil. The sample presented a value of 12.57% of palmitic acid.

Conclusions: Corn oil shows a good content of fatty acids omega 6 and 9. The higher value was of omega 6 with 52.68% content. Corn oil has a good proportion of polyunsaturated of lipids (53.80%) and 14.86% of saturated lipids.

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Author Biographies

Carrillo W, Research Department, Laboratory of Functional Foods, Faculty of Foods Science and Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Av. Los Chasquis y Rio Payamino, Campus Huachi, CP 1801334, Ambato, Ecuador.

Facultad de Ciencia e Ingeniería en Aliementos

Carpio C, Research Department, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Bolivar State University, Academic Campus Alpachaca” Av. Ernesto Che Guevara s/n y Av. Gabriel Secaira, EC. 020150, Guaranda, Ecuador.

FCIAL

Morales D, Research Department, Laboratory of Functional Foods, Faculty of Foods Science and Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Av. Los Chasquis y Rio Payamino, Campus Huachi, CP 1801334, Ambato, Ecuador.

FCIAL

Vilcacundo E, 2Research Department, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Bolivar State University, Academic Campus Alpachaca” Av. Ernesto Che Guevara s/n y Av. Gabriel Secaira, EC. 020150, Guaranda, Ecuador.

FCIAL

Álvarez M, Research Department, Laboratory of Functional Foods, Faculty of Foods Science and Engineering, Technical University of Ambato, Av. Los Chasquis y Rio Payamino, Campus Huachi, CP 1801334, Ambato, Ecuador.

FCIAL

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Published

01-08-2017

How to Cite

W, C., C. C, M. D, V. E, Álvarez M, and S. M. “CONTENT OF FATTY ACIDS IN CORN (ZEA MAYS L.) OIL FROM ECUADOR”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 10, no. 8, Aug. 2017, pp. 150-3, doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i8.18786.

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Vol 10 Issue 8 August 2017

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