CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE OIL OF PINUS PINEA L. SEEDS FROMTWO LOCATIONS IN IRAN

Pine nuts contain healthy amounts of minerals like manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium. This paper presents a study of the chemical composition ofthe oils within pine seeds from two locations in Iran, extracted using the Soxhlet method and analyzed with gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. A total of 38 compounds were identified with in the oils, and a relatively high variation in their contents was found. The main constituents of the pure oil were: Manool oxide, Germacrene D, γ-Cadinene, (E)-Caryophyllene, γ-Terpinene, α-Terpineol and Guaiol.