Fatty acid composition of coconut oil among the cultivars - An insight into industrial application
| dc.contributor.author | Naresh Kumar, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Champakam, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rajagopal, V. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T04:29:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-18T04:29:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In recent times the thrust is on product diversification in coconut. This will enable the farmer to get higher remuneration to his product and ,hus improve the system productivity. It is important to have the knowledge about the cultivars and their specific suitability in order to optimize the diversification process. An experiment was conducted with the objectives to screen the elite germplasm for oil quality for specific industrial purposes and from the point of view of human health. Eighteen cultivars of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) were taken for the study. The cultivars included local tails (WCT, LCT, ADOT and BENT), released and promising hybrids (CODx WCT; WCT x COD; LCT x COD; LCT x GBD; MYD x WCT and WCT x GBD) and geographically distinct cultivars (FJIT; PHOT; SSGT; SNRT; WAT; ZANT; JVT and FMST). The concentrations of saturated fatty acids was maximum in ADOT, LCT and SSGT, whereas, the unsaturated fatty acid concentration was maximum in LCT x GBD. The ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acid concentration was lowest in LCT x GBD and highest in ADOT. The hybrids, in general, had lower concentrations of saturated fatty acids and correspondingly low ratios of saturated to unsaturated fatty acid concentrations. The tails had higher values for these parameters with WCT as exception. Suitability of coconut oil for various industrial purposes can be assessed from the study. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Indian Coconut J. 2000 v-31 i-3 p-25-28 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3030 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Fatty acid composition of coconut oil among the cultivars - An insight into industrial application | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |