Research Article

Biochemical Characterization of Coriander Cakes Obtained by Extrusion

Table 2

Variation of sterol composition (mg/100 g oil) in different screw configurations.

Nozzle diameter (mm)
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Campesterol8.76 ± 0.21a8.14 ± 0.11a8.74 ± 0.81a8.58 ± 0.32a8.36 ± 0.04a
Stigmasterol24.12 ± 0.52a24.34 ± 0.73a24.70 ± 0.27a25.18 ± 0.56a24.38 ± 0.09a
β-Sitosterol33.71 ± 0.60b34.61 ± 0.09a35.22 ± 0.78a33.29 ± 0.85b35.78 ± 0.22a
Δ5-Avenasterol2.79 ± 0.39a2.32 ± 0.09a2.62 ± 0.05a2.56 ± 0.12a2.62 ± 0.04a
Δ5,24-Stigmastadienol12.23 ± 0.11a10.52 ± 0.76b9.67 ± 0.23c10.37 ± 0.30b9.48 ± 0.49c
Δ7-Stigmasterol14.42 ± 0.09a15.31 ± 0.08a14.72 ± 0.09a15.52 ± 0.32a15.42 ± 0.45a
Δ7-Avenasterol3.97 ± 0.02b4.75 ± 0.01a4.34 ± 0.02a4.50 ± 0.06a3.95 ± 0.05b

Data were means ± SD of three replicates. Values with different superscripts (a–c) are significantly different at < 0.05.