Research Article

Native Oils from Apple, Blackcurrant, Raspberry, and Strawberry Seeds as a Source of Polyenoic Fatty Acids, Tocochromanols, and Phytosterols: A Health Implication

Table 3

Tocochromanol (tocopherol and tocotrienol) content of oils from strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, and apple seeds.

TocochromanolsStrawberry seed oilRaspberry seed oilBlackcurrant seed oilApple seed oil

Tocopherols (mg/100 g):
-Tocopherol 2.46 ± 0.865.61 ± 14.584.32 ± 7.541.75 ± 1.5
-Tocopherolnd3.83 ± 5.44.44 ± 2.462.77 ± 1.3
-Tocopherol49.02 ± 0.6193.58 ± 29.9117.88 ± 13.813.60 ± 2.4
-Tocopherol6.15 ± 0.732.17 ± 13.318.41 ± 4.621.28 ± 3.3
Tocotrienols (mg/100 g):
-Tocotrienolnd1.84 ± 2.51.67 ± 0.91.21 ± 0.6
-Tocotrienolndndndnd
-Tocotrienol0.85 ± 0.64.18 ± 2.22.07 ± 1.23.05 ± 1.7
-Tocotrienolnd0.71 ± 0.70.78 ± 0.6nd

Sum of tocols (mg/100 g)58.48 ± 5.7301.92 ± 2.3229.57 ± 23.1143.66 ± 3.5

nd (not detected), limit of quantitative for each tocol is 0.5 mg/100 g.
Values are mean± and coefficients of variation (CV).