Research Article
Mangalorkar P, Joshi H and
Abstract
The seeds of Taverniera cuneifolia (Roth) Ali contains 6.24 ± 0.41% oil. The fatty acid composition of Taverniera cuneifoia seeds was studied: a potential substitute of Licorice. Gas liquid chromatography of the methyl esters of the fatty acids shows the presence of 25.73% saturated fatty acids and 68.69% unsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acid composition is as follows: palmitic acid 20.72%, stearic acid 5.01%, oleic acid 16.99% and linoleic acid 51.70%.