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The quantity and quality of oil was studied in 721 introductions of sesame seed. The mean oil content was 53.1% and the iodine value 117.4. The mean per cent fatty acid composition was: palmitic 9.5, stearic 4.4, oleic 39.6 and linoleic 46.0. The oil was clear, colorless in 47.4% of the samples and light green in 37.2%. The remainder of the oil samples were dark green or brown. Short plants tended to have colorless oil while tall plants had light green oil. Early plants had a higher seed oil content. Earliness, yellow seed color and large seed size were associated with lower iodine value. A significant negative correlation was found between oleic and linoleic acid content. There was no correlation between oil content and iodine value of the oil.
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Yermanos, D.M., Hemstreet, S., Saleeb, W. et al. Oil content and composition of the seed in the world collection of sesame introductions. J Am Oil Chem Soc 49, 20–23 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02545131
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02545131