Research Article
Chemical Composition and Physicochemical Analysis of Opuntia dillenii Extracts Grown in Morocco
Table 5
Chemical composition of hexane and ethyl acetate extracts from O. dillenii juice fruits.
| Compounds | Retention time (min) | Relative content (%) in juice | Oujda | Nador | Essaouira | H. E | EAc. E | H. E | EAc. E | H. E | EAc. E |
| 1,4-Butanedioic acid | 12.68 ± 0.03 | nd | nd | nd | 1.08 ± 0.01 | nd | nd | Acetic acid | 12.89 ± 0.03 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 2.01 ± 0.10 | Capric acid (C10 : 0) | 14.95 ± 0.03 | nd | nd | 2.29 ± 0.02 | nd | nd | 0.85 ± 0.09 | Citric acid | 17.23 ± 0.04 | nd | 10.18 ± 0.01 | 1.61 ± 0.03 | 2.55 ± 0.03 | 3.49 ± 0.02 | 17.01 ± 0.21 | Lauric acid (C12 : 0) | 17.89 ± 0.04 | 3.96 ± 0.41 | 1.64 ± 0.31 | nd | 2.45 ± 0.05 | 1.62 ± 0.04 | 7.61 ± 0.17 | 9-Eicosene | 18.74 ± 0.01 | 4.69 ± 0.01 | nd | 1.18 ± 0.01 | nd | nd | nd | Lauryl ethoxylate | 20.32 ± 0.01 | 2.76 ± 0.51 | 2.08 ± 0.17 | 1.6 ± 0.05 | nd | nd | nd | Myristic acid (C14 : 0) | 20.40 ± 0.02 | nd | nd | nd | nd | 4.04 ± 0.08 | 12.54 ± 0.28 | 11-Hexadecenoic acid (C16 : 1) | 22.42 ± 0.01 | nd | nd | nd | nd | 4.73 ± 0.07 | nd | Palmitic acid (C16 : 0) | 22.96 ± 0.06 | 55.89 ± 0.31 | 6.81 ± 0.11 | 31.46 ± 0.11 | 17.77 ± 0.24 | 23.56 ± 0.41 | 9.65 ± 0.08 | Margaric acid (C17 : 0) | 23.00 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.17 | 37.41 ± 0.08 | nd | 13.18 ± 0.02 | nd | 34.15 ± 0.09 | Oleic acid (C18 : 1) | 23.89 ± 0.03 | 1.01 ± 0.11 | nd | 22.57 ± 0.17 | nd | 24.82 ± 0.32 | 5.15 ± 0.09 | Linoleic acid (C18 : 2) | 24.39 ± 0.08 | 31.31 ± 0.21 | 16.04 ± 0.25 | 39.09 ± 0.22 | 47.13 ± 0.35 | 32.84 ± 1.01 | 10.46 ± 0.21 | Stearic acid (C18 : 0) | 24.75 ± 0.02 | nd | 23.25 ± 0.08 | nd | 13.11 ± 0.06 | 4.47 ± 0.09 | nd | Campesterol | 25.44 ± 0.01 | nd | 2.48 ± 0.01 | nd | 2.15 ± 0.02 | nd | nd |
| SFAa | | 59.85 | 69.11 | 33.75 | 46.51 | 33.69 | 55.15 | UFAb | | 32.32 | 16.04 | 61.66 | 47.13 | 62.39 | 15.61 | UFA/SFAc | | 0.53 | 0.23 | 1.96 | 1.01 | 1.85 | 0.27 |
| Sterols | | 0 | 2.48 | 0 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Yield of extracts (%) | | 0.49 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.08 | 0.40 ± 0.12 | 0.46 ± 0.07 | 0.45 ± 0.19 | 0.86 ± 0.08 |
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nd: no detected; H. E: hexane extract; EAc. E: ethyl acetate extract; a: saturated fatty acids (SFA); b: unsaturated fatty acids (UFA); c: unsaturation ratio = UFA/SFA.
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