Open AccessTherapeutic Use Of Vegetable Oils As Functional Food In Alleviation Of Experimental Depression
Author(s) -
Sheikh Nazrul Islam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hsoa journal of food science and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 2470-1076
DOI - 10.24966/fsn-1076/100082
Subject(s) - dpph , antioxidant , phenol , food science , chemistry , antioxidant capacity , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , medicine
This article reports the analysis of phenol content, antioxidant capacity of the oil of black cumin, flax, sesame, mustard and fenugreek seeds, and garlic extract. The oils with strong antioxidant activity were tested for alleviation of experiment depression. Folin-Ciocalteu reagent was used to determine the phenol content and DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) was employed for the antioxidant activity