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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Fatty Acid Composition of Cosmetic Argan Oil: Provenience and Authenticity Criteria.

Milena Bučar Miklavčič, Fouad Taous, Vasilij Valenčič, Tibari Elghali, Maja Podgornik, Lidija Strojnik, Nives Ogrinc

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7 authors.

Milena Bučar MiklavčičScience and Research Centre Koper, Institute for Olive Culture, 6000 Koper, Slovenia.
Fouad TaousCentre National De L'énergie, Des Sciences Et Techniques Nucleaires, Rabat 10001, Morocco.
Vasilij ValenčičScience and Research Centre Koper, Institute for Olive Culture, 6000 Koper, Slovenia.
Tibari ElghaliCentre National De L'énergie, Des Sciences Et Techniques Nucleaires, Rabat 10001, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0001-8746-7823
Maja PodgornikScience and Research Centre Koper, Institute for Olive Culture, 6000 Koper, Slovenia.
Lidija StrojnikDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Nives OgrincDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Funding

Horizon 2020 ARIMNet2/REALMed/GA: 618127Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS P1-0143Ministrstvo za Izobraževanje, Znanost in Šport 3330-17-500186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, fatty-acid profiles, including trans fatty acids, in combination with chemometric tools, were applied as a determinant of purity (i.e., adulteration) and provenance (i.e., geographical origin) of cosmetic grade argan oil collected from different regions of Morocco in 2017. The fatty acid profiles obtained by gas chromatography (GC) showed that oleic acid (C18:1) is the most abundant fatty acid, followed by linoleic acid (C18:2) and palmitic acid (C16:0). The content of trans-oleic and trans-linoleic isomers was between 0.02% and 0.03%, while trans-linolenic isomers were between 0.06% and 0.09%. Discriminant analysis (DA) and orthogonal projection to latent structure-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were performed to discriminate between argan oils from Essaouira, Taroudant, Tiznit, Chtouka-Aït Baha and Sidi Ifni. The correct classification rate was highest for argan oil from the Chtouka-Aït Baha province (90.0%) and the lowest for oils from the Sidi Ifni province (14.3%), with an overall correct classification rate of 51.6%. Pairwise comparison using OPLS-DA could predictably differentiate (≥0.92) between the geographical regions with the levels of stearic (C18:0) and arachidic (C20:0) fatty acids accounting for most of the variance. This study shows the feasibility of implementing authenticity criteria for argan oils by including limit values for trans-fatty acids and the ability to discern provenance using fatty acid profiling.

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CosmeticsFatty AcidsLinoleic AcidMoroccoOleic AcidPalmitic AcidPlant Oilsargan oilCosmeticsFatty AcidsLinoleic AcidOleic AcidPalmitic AcidPlant OilsArgan oilfatty acidsgeographical originMorocco

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PMID32906680
PMCPMC7570657

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