Fatty Acid Composition of Hazelnut Kernel Oil from Coula edulis Collected in the Republic of Congo

Coula edulis is non-timber forest product (NTFP) used in Africa for its ha- zelnuts, which contain edible seeds with a demonstrated nutritional potential. However, there have been very few scientific studies of this species in the Re- public of Congo. Thus, the aim of the current study was therefore to deter- mine the fatty acid composition of the oil extracted from Coula edulis hazel- nut seeds collected at random in the Republic of Congo. The oil was extracted using the Soxhlet method and...