Research Article

Characterization of Sweet Almond Oil Content of Four European Cultivars (Ferragnes, Ferraduel, Fournat, and Marcona) Recently Introduced in Morocco

Table 1

Quality indexes of almond oils of the four studied varieties produced in eastern Morocco.

MarconaFournatFerragnesFerraduel

Free acidity (% C18 : 1)0.33 ± 0.04a0.32 ± 0.04a0.33 ± 0.02a0.36 ± 0.03a
Peroxide value (meq O2 kg−1)1.88 ± 0.60a2.75 ± 0.25b3.18 ± 0.36c2.44 ± 0.28b
Oxidative stability (h) (OSI)23.49 ± 0.50c17.25 ± 0.25a20.84 ± 0.09b20.20 ± 0.20b

Significant differences in the same row are shown by different letters (a–c) for varieties ().