Yellow passion fruit seed oil (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa): physical and chemical characteristics

dc.contributor.authorMalacrida, Cassia Roberta [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorJorge, Neuza [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T15:07:35Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T15:07:35Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-01
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Departamento de Engenharia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Departamento de Engenharia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 05/54331
dc.format.extent127-134
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132012000100016
dc.identifier.citationBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v. 55, n. 1, p. 127-134, 2012.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1516-89132012000100016
dc.identifier.fileS1516-89132012000100016.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1516-8913
dc.identifier.lattes6605948620230104
dc.identifier.scieloS1516-89132012000100016
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/26580
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000302363100016
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.676
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,281
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceSciELO
dc.subjectPassiflora edulisen
dc.subjectseed oilen
dc.subjectFatty acidsen
dc.subjectTocopherolsen
dc.subjectPhenolic compoundsen
dc.titleYellow passion fruit seed oil (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa): physical and chemical characteristicsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.scielo.br/revistas/babt/paboutj.htm
dcterms.rightsHolderInst Tecnologia Parana
unesp.author.lattes6605948620230104
unesp.author.lattes2114367431104728[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0069-6581[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas, São José do Rio Pretopt

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