Vitamin,trace element,and fatty acid levels of vitex agnus-castus L.,Juniperus oxycedrus L.,and Papaver somniferum L. Plant seeds

The levels of fat-soluble vitamin,trace element and fatty acid of vitex agnus-castus l.,juniperus oxycedrus l.,and papaver somniferum l. seeds in turkey were determined by using hplc,icp-oes,and gc,respectively. in the vitex agnus-castus l.,juniperus oxycedrus l.,and papaver somniferum l. seeds,linoleic acid (18: 2) was determined with the highest level rates (54.11,28.03,and 72.14,resp.). in the vitex agnus-castus l. seeds,r-tocopherol,α-tocopherol,and klevels were determined as 9.70 μg/g,18.20 μg/g,and 24.79 μg/g,respectively; in the juniperus oxycedrus l. seeds,r-tocopherol,α-tocopherol,and kwere determined as 18.50 μg/g,0.84 μg/g,and 5.00 μg/g,respectively,and in the papaver somniferum l. seeds,r-tocopherol,α-tocopherol,k and dlevels were determined as 43.25 μg/g,122.05 μg/g,12.01 μg/g,and 0.62 μg/g,respectively. in the vitex agnus-castus l.,juniperus oxycedrus l.,and papaver somniferum l. seeds,nickel (ni),zinc (zn),and iron (fe) were determined with the trace element level rates (4.42 mg/kg,10.43 mg/kg,3.71 mg/kg for ni,7.00 mg/kg,7.70 mg/kg,and 24 mg/kg for zn and 93.73 mg/kg,187.95 mg/kg,and 149.64 mg/kg for fe,resp.). these parameters in seeds are very important for human life. © 2013 ahmet ozkaya et al.