Research Article

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

Table 2

Total phenol and tocopherol composition of four almond oil varieties produced in eastern Morocco.

MarconaFournatFerragnesFerraduel

Total phenols (mg/kg)141.66 ± 7.63c85.33 ± 9.07a116.91 ± 3.12b133.64 ± 1.36c
α-tocopherol (mg/kg)456.64 ± 2.93b473.55 ± 4.77c401.23 ± 3.82a448.83 ± 7.59b
β-tocopherol (mg/kg)1.67 ± 0.01a3.43 ± 0.17c2.43 ± 0.22b2.11 ± 0.69ab
γ-tocopherol (mg/kg)2.29 ± 0.01a14.77 ± 0.51d5.32 ± 0.06b6.26 ± 0.14c
Total tocopherol (mg/kg)460.61 ± 2.93b491.77 ± 4.42c408.99 ± 3.75a457.21 ± 7.94b

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