Fatty acid composition of seed and pericarp of sumach (Rhus coriaria L.) grown wild in different regions of Turkey

Fatty acid composition of pericarp and seed of Rhus coriaria L., grown wild from ten different regions of Turkey, was determined. Fatty acid analysis was carried out by gas chromatography (GC). The main fatty acids of pericarps were oleic (33.78-52.57%), palmitic (16.99-29.76%), linoleic(11.60-21.91%) and linolenic (0.33-1.33%) acids. In addition, linoleic(49.35-60.57%), oleic(24.58-32.05%), palmitic (8.32-13.58%), stearic (1.57-3.03%) and linolenic (0.46-0.74%) acids were established as major fatty acids of sumach seeds.