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A study on cashew nut oil composition

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Eight samples of cashew nut oil were assayed, and the component triacylglycerols, fatty acids and several unsaponifiable compounds were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Total lipid amount, unsaponifiable percentage, fatty acids, sterols, triterpene alcohols and tocopherols are reported here. The combination of GC and HPLC enhanced the resolution of compound classes.

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  1. Istituto di Industrie Agrarie, University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 7, 40126, Bologna, Italy

    T. Gallina Toschi, M. F. Caboni, G. Penazzi, G. Lercker & P. Capella

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Toschi, T.G., Caboni, M.F., Penazzi, G. et al. A study on cashew nut oil composition. J Am Oil Chem Soc 70, 1017–1020 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02543029

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