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Olea europa

Olea europa (Oleaceae) [olive oil], Plantago major (Plantaginaceae) Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae)... [Pg.630]

TAGs are the most important storage components of seeds in many plants, ineluding oilseeds, such as sunflower (Helianthus amuus), rapeseed Brassica napus), soybean Glycine max), etc. [41]. At the same time, such plants as the olive Olea europaed), avoeado Persea americand), durian Durio zibethinus), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), sea buekthom (Hippophae rhamnoides) and some others, accumulate TAG not only in the seeds, but also in juicy fruit parts outside the seeds (pericarp, hypanthium, etc.) [42-46] (see below). [Pg.133]

Elenolide (58) is another example of a olive tree, Olea europa (10). [Pg.281]

The olive tree (Olea europa) has been cultivated for thousands of years. The oil is the most important constituent, but olives also contain phenolics, including vanillic acid, ferulic acid, the flavones luteolin and apigenin together with substantial amounts of the glucos-ide, oleuropein (Figure 7.35), which is bitter and is commonly neutralized by treatment with caustic soda before the olives can be eaten. Olives contain up to 40% oil of which, typically, three quarters is a monounsaturated fatty acid oleic acid (CIS 1), 14% saturated fatty acid (mainly palmitic acid, C16 0) and 9% polyunsaturated fatty acids. Ohve oil is... [Pg.238]


See other pages where Olea europa is mentioned: [Pg.157]    [Pg.239]    [Pg.157]    [Pg.239]   
See also in sourсe #XX -- [ Pg.3 , Pg.254 ]

See also in sourсe #XX -- [ Pg.3 , Pg.254 ]




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