Phytochemical Studies on Sudanese Rocket (Eruca sativa) Seeds and Oil constituents

This work as performed to investigates seed proximate composition, and oil content, oil physical, chemical properties, and constituents of Eruca sativa. The results of Eruca sativa seed chemical composition are; Oil content (20%), moisture content (3.64c), Crude protein (31.0), Crude fibers (20.376%), Total ash (4.33%) and Total carbohydrates (23.07). Physiochemicals of Eruca sativa oil are; relative density (90,77%), refractive index (1.469), relative viscosity (38cp), peroxide value (10), Acid value (2.24), Colour (red 5.4–yellwo 3.1–blue 0.4), saponnification value (165.495), unsaponnification value (2.648%), iodine value (63.63). GC-MS analysis showed 28 oil constituents in Eruca sativa oil. Palmatic acid (hexadecanoic acid), Stearic acid (octadecanoic acid), Oleic acid (Octadecenoic acid), Linoleic acid as (Octadecadienoic acid), Erucic acid (Docosenoic acid).