Comparative study of the characteristics of seed oil and seed nutrient content of three varieties of cucumis sativus l

The physicochemical characteristics of oils and nutrient contents of the seeds of three varieties of Cucumis sativus namely, Shahi-50, Naogaon-5 and Naogaon-Green, have been reported. Profile of fatty acid composition was not wholly similar in all varieties and unsaturated fatty acids were more than 77%, of which linoleic acid was 61.9-62.2%. High degree of unsaturation was indicated with lower peroxide value [3.7-4.2] and FFA [1.1-1.6%]. Triacylglycerols and neutral lipids were the most abounded components recorded as 82.1-83.7% and 92.1-94.0%, respectively. The seeds contained potentially useful amounts of lipid [28.0-31.1%] and protein [14.8-15.9%] and other nutrients