The objective of this study was to investigate the nutritional value of seven
samples of cold pressed a pumpkin oil of different origins and influence of
seed origin on the content of the most important bioactive components. Four
samples of a pumpkin oil is obtained by cold pressing of the seeds of
domestic and Austrian varieties, and three samples of cold pressed oils were
obtained from the seeds of unknown origin, taken by free choice in the
market. As indicators of the nutritional values are determined by the
composition and content of fatty acids, tocopherols and sterols. In the
composition of the fatty acid were oleic dominant (34,2?0,09 - 43,9?0,04%)
and linolenic fatty acid (30,8?0,09 - 46,9?0,015%). This study confirmed that
the oil pumpkin dominant ?+?-tocopherol, whose contents ranged from
34,65?0,03 to 44,59?0,69 mg/100g. We determine the composition and content of
?7 phytosterols, especially for specific oil pumpkins. Was detected five ?7
sterol: Spinasterol, ?7,22,25-stigmastatrienol, ?7,25-stigmastadienol,
?7-stigmasterol and ?7-avenasterol. Dominant its content was
?7,22-stigmastadienol or Spinasterol with 39,98 to 50,31% of the total
content of sterols.