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An ideal fatty acid composition for human health: Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seed

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Submitted   May 6, 2021
Published   Jul 21, 2021
Issue    Vol 3 No 1 (2021)
DOI   10.25082/CR.2021.01.003

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Ezgi Aytaç corresponding author
Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, Turkey

Abstract

The objective of this study was to show and crosscheck the seed yield and oil composition of three different seeds growing in different regions of Turkey. Extraction with n-hexane solvent indicated that there were differences in terms of oil yield between the regions. The average oil yield was 33.8% and 33.0% seed-I, 35.7% seed-II (Region-a) and 32.6% seed-III (Region-b) oil yields were obtained. The highest fatty acid content of hemp was found as:  linoleic acid (average 55.24%) followed by oleic acid (average 17.20%) and α-linolenic acid (average 16.02%). Crude ash, total dry matter and crude protein analyzes were also performed. It was observed that the hemp seed oil yield was dependent on the extraction whereas extraction had no influence on the fatty acid content. Comparison of the seed oil yield with the other studies indicated that geographical region as well as the extraction method may affect the seed oil yield.

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extraction, GC-FID, hemp, linoleic acid, α-linolenic acid

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This work supported by Project Grant Number: YÖN-2019/017 of Konya Food and Agriculture University.
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Aytaç, E. (2021). An ideal fatty acid composition for human health: Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seed. Chemical Reports, 3(1), 188-194. https://doi.org/10.25082/CR.2021.01.003
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