Fatty acid composition of some vegetable oils from Cameroon.

In the present study, data on fatty acid composition and unsaponifiable matter content of some oily products from Cameroon are given. The classification by decreasing order of polyunsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids ratio of vegetable oils analysed is the following: corn (3.9), egusi seeds Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin (3.0), sesame (2.5), cotton (1.9), peanut (1.5), Canarium Schweinfurthii Engl. (0.78), safou - Dacryodes edulis (0.61), avocado (0.57), palm (0.22), shea butter (0.15), palm kernel (0.03) and coco kernel (0.02). The classification by decreasing order of unsaponifiable matter content is the following: shea butter (5.1%), avocado (2.8%), safou Dacryodes edulis (2.3%), red egusi seeds (1.6%), C. Schweinfurthii Engl. (1.3%), sesame (1.2%), white egusi (1.1%), corn (0.92%), cotton (0.52), palm (0.34%), peanut (0.33), palm kernel (0.22) and coco kernel (0.09).