The embryo and the endosperm contribute equally to argan seed oil yield but confer distinct lipid features to argan oil

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 181; pp. 270 - 276
• Main Authors: Errouane, Kheira, Doulbeau, Sylvie, Vaissayre, Virginie, Leblanc, Olivier, Collin, Myriam, Kaid-Harche, Meriem, Dussert, Stéphane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.08.2015; Elsevier
• Subjects: alcohols; Algeria; Argan; biosynthesis; Embryo; Endosperm; Endosperm - chemistry; experimental design; fatty acid composition; Fatty acids; Fatty Acids - analysis; flow cytometry; Life Sciences; lipid content; lipids; Lipids - analysis; Plant Oils - analysis; ploidy; Sapotaceae - chemistry; Sapotaceae - embryology; Seed; seed oils; Seeds - chemistry; Sterols; tissues; Tocopherols; Tocopherols - analysis; Triterpene alcohols; triterpenoids; Vegetal Biology; Vitamin E - analysis; Algeria; Embryo; Sterols; Seed; Tocopherols; Argan; Endosperm; Fatty acids; Triterpene alcohols; Triterpene; alcohols

•The argan seed is made of two well-developed tissues: the embryo and the endosperm.•The embryo and the endosperm store the same amount of lipids.•Tocopherol content of the endosperm was markedly higher than that of the embryo.•The fatty acid composition of the two seed tissues differs considerably....