Title
Comparison of the physico-chemical and phytochemical characteristics of the oil of two Plukenetia species
Date Issued
15 April 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
A physico-chemical and phytochemical characterisation of the oil of two rich sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols and phytosterols is presented for two close species of Plukenetia, endemic to the Amazon Region of Peru. Plukenetia huayllabambana presented approximately 9% more oil yield than Plukenetia volubilis. Fatty acid profiles were pretty similar for both species but P. huayllabambana presented a significantly higher content of α-linolenic acid than P. volubilis (51.3 and 45.6 g/100 g oil, respectively). Important contents of γ- and δ-tocopherol were evidenced in both oils (127.6 and 84.0 and, 93.3 and 47.5 mg/100 g oil, for P. volubilis and P. huayllabambana, respectively). β-Sitosterol was the most important and representative phytosterol in both oils (∼127 mg/100 g oil). The results of this study indicate P. huayllabambana as an important dietary source of health promoting phytochemicals.
Start page
1203
End page
1206
Volume
173
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84911929129
PubMed ID
Source
Food Chemistry
ISSN of the container
03088146
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank Rosa Olivera and Daniella Zorrilla for their technical assistance. This research was supported by CUI project of the Belgian Coopération Universitaire au Développement (CUD, Belgium).
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