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VICENTE MURILLO, Roxana et al. Preliminary characteristics of the oil from Salvia hispanica L. seeds grown in Cuba. Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.1, pp. 3-9. ISSN 1028-4796.

Introduction: in recent years, Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) has aroused a great interest because of the high content of alpha-linolenic fatty acid in its seed oil. Although this species is not indigenous from Cuba, it has been recently grown at the "Juan Tomás Roig" experimental station. Objectives: to determine the organoleptic characteristics and fatty acid composition in oil batches obtained from Chia seeds grown in Cuba, and to compare them with the oil from Ecuador seeds. Methods: the oils, extracted with hexane, were organoleptically analyzed and their fatty acid composition was determined by gas chromatography. Results: their organoleptic characteristics (light yellow oily liquid with peculiar odor) as well as the composition and the fatty acid content matched those described in the literature for this species, being high the contents of C_{18: 2} and C_{18: 3} (21 and 58 % respectively). Conclusions: the oil from chia seeds grown in Cuba was similar to those obtained in other parts of the world, including seed oil from Ecuador; therefore, further studies can be conducted with a view to assessing their possible use as nutritional supplement.

Palavras-chave : fatty acids; oil; Chía; Salvia hispanica L; seed.

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