Open AccessNutritional Properties of Oils from Various Parts of Three Varieties of Pears Consumed in South East Nigeria
Author(s) -
E. N. Agomuo,
Peter Uchenna Amadi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta universitatis cibiniensis. series e: food technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-150X
pISSN - 2344-1496
DOI - 10.2478/aucft-2018-0007
Subject(s) - pulp (tooth) , chemistry , food science , saponification , squalene , wax , botany , horticulture , biology , organic chemistry , medicine , pathology
This study evaluated the nutrient properties of parts of Dacryodes edulis (DE), Persea americana (PA) and Canarium schweinfurthii (CS) oils using standard methods. Pulp oils of DE and PA had the least moisture, melting point, acid, and saponification values. Occurrence of C 10-12 fatty acids was between 0 and 1.46%, and C 22-26 between 0 and 4.3%. Anthocyanins, epicatechin, and ribalinidine were undetected in CS seed oils, while oils from the pulp and peels of PA showed the highest amounts for catechins (57.73µg/ml) and kaempferol (57.91µg/ml) respectively. The pulp oils contained higher amounts of Na, K, Zn, Ca, vit A and D. This study has shown that the seed oils suits industrial needs, and the pulp oils for therapeutic purposes.