The fatty acid and the sterol composition of Moringa hildebrantii (Moringaceae), Brochoneura freneei (Myristicaceae) and Strychnos spinosa (Loganiaceae) seed oils were evaluated. The seed oil content ranged from 5 to 64.5%. The oils have iodine values from 47 to 79. Investigation by gas liquid chromatography using Carbowax 20 M capillary column revealed fourteen fatty acids, mainly oleic (31‐80%). Myristic acid was the major component for B. freneei (54%). Testing for the sterol fraction on an OV 17 column enabled nine sterols to be separated and quantitatively analyzed, mainly β‐sitosterol (42‐62%), stigmasterol (18‐27%) and campesterol (10‐24%).
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