The kernel composition (moisture, ash, protein, carbohydrate, calories, fat, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids) of two hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) cultivars (‘Tonda Gentile Trilobata’ and ‘Tonda Gentile Romana’) and of two wild types growing in different climatic conditions (north-west and central Italy) was evaluated. The main kernel component was fatty acid (65.9 ± 1.8%, mean value), and the most abundant fatty acid in hazelnut was oleic acid (C18:1) (83.5 ± 1.0%, mean value). The saturated fatty acids are the minor compounds in kernel hazelnut, resulting in a unsatured fatty acid to saturated (U/S) fatty acid ratio of 9.0 ± 1.6. Compared to other tree nuts and vegetable oils, hazelnut oil is among the ones with the highest contents of monounsaturated and the lowest content of saturated fatty acid. Thus, hazelnut may be beneficial for the human diet preventing cholesterol-based atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiovascular diseases.

Fatty acid content profile and main constituents of Corylus avellana kernel in wild type and cultivars growing in Italy / Granata, M. U.; Bracco, Francesco; Gratani, L.; Catoni, R.; Corana, F.; Mannucci, B.; Sartori, F.; Martino, E.. - In: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH. - ISSN 1478-6419. - STAMPA. - 31:2(2017), pp. 204-209. [10.1080/14786419.2016.1217204]

Fatty acid content profile and main constituents of Corylus avellana kernel in wild type and cultivars growing in Italy

BRACCO, FRANCESCO;Gratani, L.;Catoni, R.;
2017

Abstract

The kernel composition (moisture, ash, protein, carbohydrate, calories, fat, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids) of two hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) cultivars (‘Tonda Gentile Trilobata’ and ‘Tonda Gentile Romana’) and of two wild types growing in different climatic conditions (north-west and central Italy) was evaluated. The main kernel component was fatty acid (65.9 ± 1.8%, mean value), and the most abundant fatty acid in hazelnut was oleic acid (C18:1) (83.5 ± 1.0%, mean value). The saturated fatty acids are the minor compounds in kernel hazelnut, resulting in a unsatured fatty acid to saturated (U/S) fatty acid ratio of 9.0 ± 1.6. Compared to other tree nuts and vegetable oils, hazelnut oil is among the ones with the highest contents of monounsaturated and the lowest content of saturated fatty acid. Thus, hazelnut may be beneficial for the human diet preventing cholesterol-based atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiovascular diseases.
2017
Corylus avellana; fatty acid; MUFAs; PUFAs; analytical chemistry; biochemistry; plant science; organic chemistry
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Fatty acid content profile and main constituents of Corylus avellana kernel in wild type and cultivars growing in Italy / Granata, M. U.; Bracco, Francesco; Gratani, L.; Catoni, R.; Corana, F.; Mannucci, B.; Sartori, F.; Martino, E.. - In: NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH. - ISSN 1478-6419. - STAMPA. - 31:2(2017), pp. 204-209. [10.1080/14786419.2016.1217204]
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