In the present study, the oil contents and some oil quality properties of seeds taken from 18 grape cultivars were examined. The results showed that the oil concentration of seeds ranged from to . Grape seeds were rich in oleic and linoleic acids, ranging from to and to , respectively. | Turk J Agric For 25 (2001) 163-168 © TÜB‹TAK Oil Content and Oil Quality Properties of Some Grape Seeds Nilgün GÖKTÜRK BAYDAR Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Horticulture, Isparta - TURKEY Murat AKKURT Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Horticulture -Ankara - TURKEY Received: Abstract: In the present study, the oil contents and some oil quality properties of seeds taken from 18 grape cultivars were examined. The results showed that the oil concentration of seeds ranged from to . Grape seeds were rich in oleic and linoleic acids, ranging from to and to , respectively. The degree of unsaturation in the grape seed oil was over 86%, and the average concentration of total tocopherol in oil was around 454 mg/kg. The results indicate that grape seed oil could be an important source for production of an edible vegetable oil and lowering wine production costs. Key Words: grape seed, oil content, fatty acid composition, degree of unsaturation, total tocopherol content Baz› Üzüm Çekirdeklerinin Ya¤ ‹çeri¤i ve Ya¤ Kalite Özellikleri Özet: Sunulan araflt›rmada, 18 üzüm çeflidinden al›nan çekirdeklerin ya¤ içeri¤i ve ya¤ kalite özellikleri incelenmifltir. Sonuçlar çekirdeklerin ya¤ içeriklerinin %11,6 ile 19,6 aras›nda de¤iflti¤ini göstermifltir. Üzüm çekirdekleri, oranlar› s›ras›yla %17,8 -26,5 ve %60,1-70,1 aras›nda de¤iflen oleik ve linoleik asitlerce çekirde¤i ya¤›n›n doymam›fll›k derecesi %86’n›n üzerindedir, ve bu ya¤da ortalama toplam tokoferol (Vitamin E) içeri¤i 454 mg/kg dolay›ndad›r. Bu sonuçlar, üzüm çekirdeklerindeki ya¤›n yenilebilir bitkisel ya¤ olarak kullan›lmas› ve flarap üretim masraflar›n›n düflürülmesi bak›m›ndan önemli bir kaynak olabilece¤ini göstermifltir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Üzüm çekirde¤i, ya¤ içeri¤i, ya¤ asitleri kompozisyonu, doymam›fll›k derecesi, toplam tokoferol içeri¤i Introduction Grapes are one of the fruit crops grown widely .
