Vitamin and Fatty Acid Profile of Almond Oil from the Seeds of Five Rubber Tree Clones Commonly Used in Ivory Coast
OKOMA Djéya Muriel Joelle
National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA), Bimbresso Research Station, 01 BP 1536 Abidjan 01, Ivory Coast.
SYLLA Ardjouma
Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Tropical Product Technology, Nangui Abrogoua University, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Ivory Coast.
KONAN Brou Roger *
Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Tropical Product Technology, Nangui Abrogoua University, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Ivory Coast.
KONAN Konan Jean Louis
National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA), Bimbresso Research Station, 01 BP 1536 Abidjan 01, Ivory Coast.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the fatty acid and vitamin profile of almond oil from the seeds of five rubber tree clones commonly used in Côte d'Ivoire
Place and Duration of Study: National Agricultural Research Center (CNRA) in Bimbresso, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from March 2024 to January 2025.
Methodology: These are clones PB217, GT1, IRCA41, IRCA230, and IRCA331. The vitamin profiles and fatty acids of the almond oils from the five clones were determined.
Results: The results showed that these oils are very rich in unsaturated fatty acids with a high proportion of oleic and linoleic acids. Thus, the oil from clone GT1 had the highest oleic acid content (20.16%). However, in terms of linoleic acid, the highest content (55.32%) was obtained with oil from the IRCA230 clone. With regard to the vitamin profile, vitamins A, E, and K were determined in the oil from the five rubber tree clones. The clones with the highest levels were GT1 for vitamin A (578.90 µg/100g); PB217 for vitamin E (33100 µg/100g); and finally, IRCA230 for vitamin K (29.33 µg/100g).
Conclusion: Thanks to their high content of essential fatty acids, these oils can be used to enrich oils that are low in essential fatty acids.
Keywords: Oil, almond, rubber tree seed, vitamins, fatty acids