Essential oils and fatty acids compositi
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Iness Bettaieb; Soumaya Bourgou; Jezia Sriti; Kamel Msaada; Ferid Limam; Brahim
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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BACKGROUND: Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) seeds of two geographic origins, Tunisia (TCS) and India (ICS), were studied regarding their fatty acid and essential oil composition. RESULTS: Oil yields were 17.77 and 15.40% for TCS and ICS respectively. Petroselinic acid (C18 : 1n-12) was the major fatty ac