Objective: The aim of this study was to identify fatty acids in a sacha inchi oil sample. Methods: Sacha inchi oil was obtained of sacha inchi seeds using the cold pressing method. Fatty acids analysis was carried out using the gas chromatography with a mass selective detector and using the database Library NIST14.L to identify the compounds. Results: Sacha inchi seeds have a high content of unsaturated fatty acids with 34.98% of ɷ6 α- Linoleic and 47.04% of ɷ3 α- Linolenic. Sacha inchi seeds only have 3.98% of palmitic acid. Conclusions: Sacha inchi seed is a good source of fatty acids ɷ3 and ɷ6, being ɷ3 and ɷ6 in a good proportion. Sacha inchi oil can be used to elaborate functional foods.
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Carrillo, W., Quinteros, M. F., Carpio, C., Morales, D., Vásquez, G., Álvarez, M., & Silva, M. (2018). Identification of fatty acids in sacha inchi oil (Cursive plukenetia volubilis l.) from ecuador. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 11(2), 379–381. https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i2.15515
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