Effect of clones, year of harvest and geographical origin of fruits on quality and chemical composition of Argan oil

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 297; p. 124749
• Main Authors: Aithammou, Rachid, Harrouni, Cherif, Aboudlou, Leila, Hallouti, Ayoub, Mlouk, Mohamed, Elasbahani, Abdelhafed, Daoud, Salma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Age; Argan oil; climatic factors; Clone; clones; fatty acid composition; Fatty acids; fruits; Geographic origin; oils; orchards; provenance; Quality; Tocopherols; trees; unsaturated fatty acids; Year of harvest; Palmitic acid (PubChem CID: 985); δ-Tocopherol (PubChem CID: 92094); Stearic acid (PubChem CID: 5281); α-Tocopherol (PubChem CID: 14985); Geographic origin; Fatty acids; γ-Tocopherol (PubChem CID: 92729); Year of harvest; N-hexane (PubChem CID: 8058); Helium (PubChem CID: 23987); N-heptane (PubChem CID: 8900); Quality; Oleic acid (PubChem CID: 445639); Tocopherols; Argan oil; Linoleic acid (PubChem CID: 5280450); Age; Clone

•Geographical area has a very highly significant effect on Argan oil composition.•Clone age has a significant effect on tocopherol levels.•A relationship related the fatty acids concentration and some tocopherols levels.•Argan clones show a significant effect on the content of α, β and γ tocopherols...