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The carbohydrates constitute a relatively low proportion of seeds of rape and canola. They occur in different forms and at varying levels in the seeds. According to Siddiqui and Wood (1977), the relative composition of polysaccharide fraction of rapeseed includes 3.5% arabinogalactan, 6.9% arabinan, 15.5% amyloid, 24.1% cellulose, and 50.0% pectins. However, Blair and Reichert (1984) reported that small quantities of starch were also present in rapeseed cotyledons. Cellulose was the major constituent of the hulls and was accompanied by hemicellulose and lignin; proportionally large amounts of pentosans were also present (Bell 1984).
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Naczk, M., Shahidi, F. (1990). Carbohydrates of Canola and Rapeseed. In: Shahidi, F. (eds) Canola and Rapeseed. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3912-4_12
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