@article{fdi:010048419, title = {{C}omparative study of fatty acid composition, vitamin {E} and carotenoid contents of palm oils from four varieties of oil palm from {C}ote d'lvoire}, author = {{M}onde, {A}. {A}. and {M}ichel, {F}. and {C}arbonneau, {M}. {A}. and {T}iahou, {G}. and {V}ernet, {M}. {H}. and {E}ymard-{D}uvernay, {S}abrina and {B}adiou, {S}. and {A}don, {B}. and {K}onan, {E}. and {S}ess, {D}. and {C}ristol, {J}. {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{BACKGROUND}: {F}atty acid, tocopherol, tocotrienol and carotene contents were assessed in four oil palm species from the {N}ational {C}entre of {A}gronomical {R}esearch of {C}ote d'lvoire, two of which were the basal {L}ame ({HP}1) and {D}eli ({HP}2) collections and two of which resulted from crossings between {HP}1 and {HP}2 varieties of {E}leais guineensis, {HP}3 and {HP}4 being identified as the first and second cycle selection, respectively. {RESULTS}: {P}alm oil species were characterized by the richness in polyunsaturated fatty acids composition (48-60%) compared to saturated fatty acids (40-52%), especially the first variety, which was from the base collection, and the two hybrids ensuing from crossing. {T}otal carotene content of those varieties was higher and accounted for 832-3575 mu g g(-1), and the beta-carotene level (580-2390 mu g g(-1)) was predominant. {T}otal vitamin {E} content was 864-1124 mu g g(-1), with a notable higher content of tocotrienols, especially gamma-and alpha-tocotrienol, ranging from 400 to 515 mu g g(-1) and from 238 to 350 mu g g(-1), respectively. {CONCLUSION}: {C}rossing seemed to be useful in improving the performance and analytical characteristics of the base collection materials.}, keywords = {palm oil ; fatty acids ; tocopherols ; tocotrienols ; carotenoids ; {HPLC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of the {S}cience of {F}ood and {A}griculture}, volume = {89}, numero = {15}, pages = {2535--2540}, ISSN = {0022-5142}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1002/jsfa.3740}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048419}, }