Research Article

Chemical Composition of Iran's Pistacia atlantica Cold-Pressed Oil

Table 6

Levels of Pistacia atlantica pigment (mg/kg).

ConstituentValue

Neoxanthin 0 . 1 5 ± 0 . 0 2
Violaxanthin 0 . 2 3 ± 0 . 0 3
Luteoxanthin 1 0 . 4 1 ± 0 . 0 4
Lutein 5 . 2 0 ± 0 . 0 7
Lutein isomers 1 . 2 ± 0 . 0 2
Chlorophyll a 1 . 1 9 ± 0 . 0 6
Chlorophyll a′ 0 . 9 2 ± 0 . 0 1
Pheophytin a 1 2 . 0 2 ± 0 . 0 3
Pheophytin a′ 1 . 4 6 ± 0 . 0 2

Total chlorophylls17.21
Total carotenoids14.80