Research Article

Preliminary Studies of Chemical and Physical Properties of Two Varieties of Avocado Seeds Grown in Chile

Table 4

Thermal transitions of the main components present in cotyledons of SH and SNC.

SampleTransitionTemperature (°C)Δh
OnsetMaximumEnd(J/g)

SHStarch melt69.31 ± 7.6572.22 ± 8.2276.05 ± 6.672281 ± 343
Lipid melt28.28 ± 2.9832.65 ± 4.3135.45 ± 3.770.1941 ± 0.2301
Tg−35.69 ± 2.33

SNCStarch melt75.69 ± 8.9777.87 ± 7.9979.80 ± 9.120.108 ± 0.121
Lipid melt14.22 ± 2.4817.82 ± 3.2721.27 ± 4.110.550 ± 0.022
Tg−38.44 ± 3.57