Oils from plant seeds were obtained by using n-hexane and chloroform/methanol solvents.
Oils extracted from coriander and caraway seeds were source of petroselinic acid.
β-Sitosterol was the predominant phytosterol in all the oil samples.
The content of phenolics was higher in oils extracted with chloroform/methanol.
Antioxidant activity was positively correlated with total phenolics content.