Yellow passion fruit seed oil (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa): physical and chemical characteristics
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2012-02-01
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Malacrida, Cassia Roberta [UNESP]
Jorge, Neuza [UNESP]
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition -physico-chemical properties, fatty acid and tocopherol compositions and total phenolic compounds -and evaluate the radical-scavenging activity of crude oil extracted from passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa) seeds, aiming to use the agro-industrial by-products. The oil seed extraction was performed by Soxhlet method and the oil yield from the seeds was 30.39%. The oil showed high levels of unsaturated fatty acids (87.59%), including mainly linoleic (73.14%) and oleic (13.83%) acids, tocopherol (499.30 mg/kg) and phenolic compounds (1,314.13 mg GAE/kg). The physico-chemical characteristics were similar to those of other edible oils and the oil showed significant antioxidant activity. Therefore, the potential utilization of the passion fruit seed oil as a raw material for food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries could be favorable.
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Passiflora edulis, seed oil, Fatty acids, Tocopherols, Phenolic compounds
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v. 55, n. 1, p. 127-134, 2012.